Surge protection.... Or not


A lot of brand, like rsa, biz audio, etc.... Produce some power conditioner with no surge protection. Argument : you need just noise filtering, surge pritection affect dynamic and your device have a protection with fuse.
I am not confortable with this sort of statement. why people don't want protect devices ? Do we over react with surge protection ?
georgelfre

Showing 1 response by jea48

A fuse will not provide any protection from voltage transient spikes whether the transients are caused by a nearby lightning strike or an appliance/s in the home.

A fuse also will not protect from voltage swells on the mains caused by the utility company.

First line of defense is a good main electrical service earth ground with an earth resistance of 5 ohms or less and a good SPD, (Surge Protection Device), installed at the main electrical service panel.