What is Surge Protection?
Surge Protection or Surge Suppressor is a piece of equipment designed to protect all types of electrical equipment from voltage spikes. The surge protector regulates the voltage an electric device receives by blocking or grounding the voltage so that it is safe for the equipment. Voltage Strikes or Transient Voltage Surges can be caused by lightning, power outages, tripped circuit breakers, short circuits, Power Company malfunctions, electromagnetic pulses, inductive spikes or power transitions in other large equipment on the same power line.

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