rickster1977
Bath, NY
40, joined Jan. 2012
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How do I know if my Surge protector works ? Everything I read talks about a green light. Mine only has a red light and the button also that lights up red, and always did.
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_us4love
Salem, OR
50, joined Nov. 2013
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How to Tell if Your Surge Protector is Bad:
Most surge protectors have a light of some sort. Newer models will have an LED, while older models may have a standard light bulb. If your light is burnt out, dim, or flickering, your surge protector has taken a surge and is no longer fully capable of protecting your PC.
Surge protectors do not heal. Once they are damaged by a surge their ability to keep your high end electronics safe is directly reduced by the cumulative amount of the surge damage it has absorbed.
With that said, if your light is rock solid and bright or you have a fancy UPS battery backup system that doesn’t mean you are safe. Some cheaper surge protectors have a “protected” light that is simply a power light. If these are more than a year old, it’s time for a replacement. Your UPS is only a battery backup with a cheap surge protector strapped on it in most cases. While the batteries in these units last for years, their surge protection does not.
Source: http://www.thorschrock.com/2008/05/24/its-time-to-check-your-surge-protector/
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timhar749
Long Beach, CA
68, joined Aug. 2013
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You only really know if it didn't work !!
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jeepers10
Hillsborough, NC
38, joined Sep. 2014
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people confuse power strips with surge protectors very often
an actual surge protector will come with an equipment protection warranty that replaces attached equipment in the case it fails. they'll also typically have a fuse similar to protected outlets in modern bathrooms
non testable or non resetable protectors have inline fuses that melt and break the connection, this type works for equipment shorts but not for source spikes which are over as soon as they happen
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