Educate me, please.
My only experience with surges in homes has been ones that cause multiple devices (computers, game consoles, microwaves, TVs) to fry at the same time. They have all been caused by a lost or faulty neutral. Easily identifiable and fixed. Catastrophic failures.
Where I currently live, people have "surge" damage all the time but usually only on one device in the house. I find it hard to believe with the number of electronic devices in most homes.
1. Why would that be true?
2. Wouldn't the power supply fail in addition the PCBs or other internal components?
3. Don't some of these devices have internal overload protection incorporated?
Yes, I have an SPD in my panel.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My only experience with surges in homes has been ones that cause multiple devices (computers, game consoles, microwaves, TVs) to fry at the same time. They have all been caused by a lost or faulty neutral. Easily identifiable and fixed. Catastrophic failures.
Where I currently live, people have "surge" damage all the time but usually only on one device in the house. I find it hard to believe with the number of electronic devices in most homes.
1. Why would that be true?
2. Wouldn't the power supply fail in addition the PCBs or other internal components?
3. Don't some of these devices have internal overload protection incorporated?
Yes, I have an SPD in my panel.