A surge suppressor or protector is used to protect electronic devices in case of voltage spikes. A surge protector works by limiting the amount of voltage supplied to the plugged in electronic devices by blocking or shorting to ground any voltage above the safe threshold.
A surge suppressor. Better yet,an UPS (uninterpretable power supply) with a built in surge suppressor.
Surge suppressors are usually used at the input from the power supply, to reduce the power spikes that occur in mains electricity. They won't do the job completely though, and it's recommended that people use external surge protectors for better defence against these unwanted fluctuations.
It will very likely damage the surge protector
To protect a computer completely from electrical problems you would have to keep it unplugged. Unfortunately this makes it useless. Using surge protection on the power supply is a simple and relatively cheap protection from spikes in the power supply. A UPS or uninteruptible power supply can be set up to allow the computer to run for a period of time after a breakdown in the power supply. These are more expensive the longer they can supply power, and are often set up to supply power for just long enough to do a save and tidy shutdown of the computer.
A surge protector
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It really does vary as to how much a surge suppressor costs depending on where you buy it from. They usually range from $15 to $25. Here is one site you can buy them: www.tigerdirect.com/.../category_slc.asp?...Surge%20Suppressors
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A surge suppressor. Better yet,an UPS (uninterpretable power supply) with a built in surge suppressor.
a surge suppressor or protector protects your equipment from spikes on the electrical line.
the circuitry inside the suppressor that handles a surge can burn out if a surge is too high or lasts too long; in which case the cord would continue to work without surge protection making the connection vulnerable.
There is likely no difference. Neither is accepted terminology for a surge suppressive device (SPD). If these products have been tested by safety organizations such as CSA (Canada) or UL (US) or tested to international surge standards (IEEE, IEC), then they should bare the correct terminology, otherwise, they are not tested to provide protection to equipment during a surge. Surge Absorber acts as a load that utilizes the high current until it exhausts. but the surge suppressor diverts the high current into ground without reaching the sensitive parts of the circuit. Surge absorber degrades faster than a surge suppressor.
Surge suppressor
A surge protector, also called a surge suppressor.
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A: There is no reason if the source is stable
Surge suppressor, as name suggests suppresses and regulates the voltage and makes the power constant in a case of a spike or surge. While a protector simply detects the surge and turns the unit off. Suppressor is good for things like computers, where you don't want to keep turning on and off.