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surge protector designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spike. A surge protector attempts to regulate the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground voltages above a safe threshold.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoSurge protectors do not exactly protect against electrical fires, but they do protect from electrical surges, which could cause an electrical fire.
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