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Why is the red protecting light always on on your surge protector?
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If it is a surge protector, then it often has two lights. This optional second light reports a defective safety ground. Always required first light reports protector circuits have disconnected to avert a house fire. Some glow when OK. Others glow when a failure has occurred. Consult the manufacturer's instructions.
A power strip typically has only one light to indicate power.
Both protector and non-protector strips, if minimally safe, feature a circuit breaker that disconnects all lights and receptacles.
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Why does my guitar amp pop when i turn it off?
Sounds exactly like a ground problem. These are best left to experienced techs because the risk of electrocution is very real. Try the amp with a surge protector, and also on a different outlet... these two steps will determine if it's a problem with the amp or the wiring of the building you're playing in.
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Pop music.
What is the name of Hernandez's theme song?
Like it or not by surge carter
What is the green light for on a surge protector?
On most surge protectore the green light means it is working. Red light measn it is no longer working.
What if surge protector had high resistance?
If a surge protector had a very high resistance at all voltages, the wires in the surge protector would short out. It would kick off the protector and make it useless. A new surge protector would need to be purchased.
Once a surge protector has done its work how do you reactivate it after a surge?
Reactivation of a surge protector is normally not necessary if your protector has taken a hit. Typically a protector will continue to work without the ned to reactivate it.
Is it safe to plug an air conditioner to a computer surge protector?
It will very likely damage the surge protector
Can you use a 20 amp fuse for a 15 amp surge protector safely?
No. If you use a larger fuse you are not protecting the device which has a rating of a lesser value.
Why is it important to have an indicate light on a surge suppressor for your computer?
Answer Most of the surge suppressor indicator lights only show if the power is present and turned on. It does not add any other functionality in terms of surge suppression. Only if a particular model indicator shows that there was a surge on power line, it makes it more useful for the user as person can investigate reason or surge if it is happening repeatedly. Iindicator should be clearable manually by user. - Neeraj Sharma "...it's important a surge supressor has a light indicator that says the supressor part of the device is still working. Otherwise, you might not have protection" A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining your PC (page 161) -MonkGizmo That indicator light cannot report all failures. Normal failure mode for a protector is to degrade. That light cannot report a degraded protector. That light only reports that a surge, much too large for the protector, caused its thermal fuse to disconnect protector parts as fast as possible. To avert a fire. That light can only report a type of failure that says a protector was grossly undersized. And a potential threat to human life if that fuse did not blow fast enough.
What is minimum recommended surge protection for an iMac?
First of all look for a surge protector with a UL (Underwriters Laboratory) rating. If it does not have one you can rest assured is junk. But just because it has one does not mean is an excellent surge protector. Be sure that the product is listed as a transient voltage surge suppressor. Get a surge protector with a minimum of 1200 joules. Normally the more money you spend the better protection you get but, that is not necessarily always the case.
Is a surge protector used for electrical fouls?
a surge suppressor or protector protects your equipment from spikes on the electrical line.
What should homeowners purchase to protect their devices from future problems such as this?
A surge protector, Apex. :D
Will a surge protector last longer if it's unplugged from the wall outlet during an electrical storm?
Possibly, but that's kind of missing the whole point of a surge protector. The surge protector exists to protect the things that are plugged into it. If you're not using those devices anyway during the storm, sure, go ahead and unplug the surge protector... but you could also have just unplugged the devices themselves from the wall and not bought a surge protector in the first place. Also, storms don't directly damage surge protectors. Stopping surges damages surge protectors. If there's no surge, it doesn't matter if the surge protector is plugged in or not.
What is better gfi outlet or surge protector?
No relationship exists between a GFCI and a surge protector. GFCI protects a human. Surge protector protects a transistor. Most transistorized appliances already contain some robust surge protection. A protector is often unnecessary except for rare events that might occur maybe once every seven years. GFCI is essential to protecting humans especially in locations that have water such as bathrooms and kitchen. GFCI is so important in some locations as to be required by safety codes for over 40 years.
How does a surge protector?
Surge protectors contain a semiconductor device that in some ways is similar to a special kind of fuse which constantly monitors the incoming voltage for "spikes" of very high voltage which, if not suppressed, could "zap" or destroy the equipment it is protecting. Computers, televisions - and similar expensive and/or very fragile consumer electronics equipment - is worth protecting from damage from high voltage spikes by using a surge protector. If the incoming voltage exceeds the rated "highest allowed voltage" of the semiconductor device, it instantly reacts to "clamp" the voltage - doing which may or may not blow the surge protector's internal fuse - thus, protecting the end-user's equipment from permanent damage by the "high voltage spike".
