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  • Surge protectors that promise to protect your expensive equipment have been around for a long time. How well do they deliver on their claims, and what should you buy?
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  • @sierra_bravo6388
    @sierra_bravo6388 8 лет назад +317

    i have a surge protector for my surge protector.
    oh and the first surge protector is connected to a battery back up bank.

    • @Ray-dx2pf
      @Ray-dx2pf 8 лет назад +27

      +The silent gamer Talk about prepared

    • @sierra_bravo6388
      @sierra_bravo6388 8 лет назад +48

      +raven still i still have set up my whole home power generator/mini nuclear power plant

    • @Ray-dx2pf
      @Ray-dx2pf 8 лет назад +15

      Zombie Apocalypse here i come.

    • @sierra_bravo6388
      @sierra_bravo6388 8 лет назад +3

      +raven still well more like widespread power outage apocalypse. for the zombie one i have a separate bunker

    • @patttpatttyoooo
      @patttpatttyoooo 8 лет назад +1

      +The silent gamer dude in my area, no one would be willing to take nuclear waste! how do you manage to get rid of the waste?

  • @muiscnight
    @muiscnight 7 лет назад +314

    Oh god I thought all these years power strips had surge protection. At least none of my consoles never fried

    • @Bwong55
      @Bwong55 4 года назад +6

      Thats why to buy 15£ power strips not £5 power strips

    • @austinhodges3976
      @austinhodges3976 3 года назад +11

      Some do, some don’t, have to make sure you get the right ones

    • @After_Tech_Industries
      @After_Tech_Industries 3 года назад +12

      Get a surge protected power strip with integrated circuit breaker.

    • @williamreid6255
      @williamreid6255 3 года назад +4

      When I played Minecraft on my Xbox 360, I always built a house out of wood planks since it was the easiest and quickest to get within an in-game day (around 10 minutes irl) and I’m surprised they never burned down when I put a furnace in ‘em

    • @bitelaserkhalif
      @bitelaserkhalif 3 года назад +1

      @Eddie Kittredge got filtered lol

  • @icrin_
    @icrin_ 8 лет назад +272

    "destroy it entirely". it makes me remember some motherboards being fried...i just can't.... remember where i saw it

    • @icrin_
      @icrin_ 8 лет назад +2

      +Icaro Vasconcelos i sense some sarcasm here....

    • @kerrydascouser123
      @kerrydascouser123 8 лет назад +42

      +Icaro Vasconcelos You two should get a room.

    • @dash0173
      @dash0173 8 лет назад

      +waffle muncher iph u no wut y meen ;0

    • @EpingGamingg
      @EpingGamingg 8 лет назад +1

      +Icaro Vasconcelos hmm i remember something of this kind the legend says they lost 3 mobo's to build a router.

    • @Reemuson
      @Reemuson 8 лет назад

      +Eping | Gaming & More I think you forgot something else, I don't know, I Xeon?!

  • @daserfomalhaut9809
    @daserfomalhaut9809 8 лет назад +47

    This was actually one of the most informative and useful videos I've seen on this channel. I usually just watch this for entertainment, but this has a great deal of valuable insight I can pass on to family members less in the know about electronics and even less on how to protect them.
    Highly appreciated video!

  • @WoahWoah378
    @WoahWoah378 8 лет назад +78

    0:17 Poor Dennis xD

  • @2facedjoker
    @2facedjoker 8 лет назад +291

    Those electrons at 1:33 look an awful lot like atoms

    • @joegaming4369
      @joegaming4369 8 лет назад +11

      they couldn't find that in clip art XD

    • @MrNudnick
      @MrNudnick 8 лет назад +32

      +2facedjoker also the electrons go from the negative to the positive instead of the other way around

    • @2facedjoker
      @2facedjoker 8 лет назад +8

      +Joe Mills You're not wrong but electrons are usually represented on paper as "e-" or just "e".

    • @Kurukx
      @Kurukx 8 лет назад +2

      +2facedjoker And there flowing from positive to negative which is wrong too.

    • @SirElliottatk
      @SirElliottatk 8 лет назад

      +2facedjoker they many not be electrons all electricity is a moving charged particle

  • @callumvanheerden1530
    @callumvanheerden1530 6 лет назад +1

    This is really one of the best channels no youtube, its short and sweet yet still gives just enough info to educate you.

  • @MrRealtalk84
    @MrRealtalk84 2 года назад +1

    This was funny as hell and informative. Great job man on the video.

  • @skylark304
    @skylark304 7 лет назад

    I do highly appreciate for your plain talk . this is a great info channel

  • @Tonythechief1
    @Tonythechief1 8 лет назад +15

    Rip to my brother's HDTV that got fried from a lightning strike and wasn't connected to a protector. At least our whole house is surge protected now, which I never knew was possible.

    • @soundspark
      @soundspark 3 месяца назад

      I believe nowadays it is code required for new construction.

  • @0-Elias-0
    @0-Elias-0 7 лет назад +6

    Today, some handyman was working in my neighborhood. He knocked the power out for ≈ 10 minutes.
    My computer was nearly fried; but luckily I was able to do a few thinger-ma-jigs to get it booted back up.

  • @NeXMaX
    @NeXMaX 8 лет назад

    This video reminds me of that time a few months ago where a lightning strike took out our TV, satellite + cable TV STB, Apple TV and the WAN port on the router. They were all connected to a Belkin surge protector. Guess it was too strong for it.
    Had to get a new set of AV equipment. And a new surge protector that offers more protection than the one before.
    Tripp-lite surge protectors seem to work out really well for many.

  • @edkoga7321
    @edkoga7321 7 лет назад

    Nicely made video, maybe you should inform people of the different types of suppressors and their uses! Also can I stack my type 2 suppressors and get more bangs for my bucks ?

  • @iMiniBiscuits
    @iMiniBiscuits 8 лет назад +41

    "10 dollars for absolutely free" okay linus.

  • @acuraonly
    @acuraonly 3 года назад +1

    thanks linus!! great vid

  • @ahmadaamer6
    @ahmadaamer6 4 года назад +2

    APC and Monoprice makes nice surge protectors. I have different models from both brands everywhere around my house.

  • @MrGraeme
    @MrGraeme 8 лет назад +1

    In my relatively remote part of Scotland we don't have power hungry Aircon units and we dont have many lightning storms. all plugs & devices are fused, all homes have fuse/breaker boxes. I've never had or heard of anyone who (at least in Scotland) has had a Surge and all their electrical equipment has been fried.

  • @aztechzi
    @aztechzi Год назад

    You're awesome man.. !

  • @CoolJosh3k
    @CoolJosh3k 8 лет назад +1

    I would like to see a video comparing different quality surge protectors. What is the minimum ratings for a single office PC vs a dual PC workstation?

  • @stitchfan_8290
    @stitchfan_8290 Год назад +6

    The power strip surge protector is helpful as it gives some protection, and if there is a nearby storm you can unplug just the
    power strip, and not have to individually unplug the TV, and the Cable box, and the Game console, and the Sound System.

  • @One-Cut
    @One-Cut 8 лет назад +11

    5:09 "That's right; ten dollars for absolutely free..." - Linus
    Hahaha! Please tell me that I am not the only one who caught that...

  • @TripleSuccotash1
    @TripleSuccotash1 8 лет назад +13

    Hey Linus I've had a couple years of college for EE and I can say that the best way Voltage was ever described to me was "electrical pressure" so I like to pass that phrase on when I can :D

    • @totallyfrozen
      @totallyfrozen 4 года назад

      Bweiss1234
      Then what is amperage?

    • @OGfancy420
      @OGfancy420 2 года назад

      @@totallyfrozen the amount of whatever is flowing at a time and causing pressure. If you think of it as water in a water hose, the amps is the amount of water that is coming out every second.

  • @joseph2705
    @joseph2705 4 года назад +1

    Can you make a video testing major brand surge protectors please?

  • @evangalinsky2499
    @evangalinsky2499 8 лет назад

    There are also surge protectors that have a fuse in them, and if too much current runs through that fuse, it'll break. Thus not allowing any current through to anything plugged into it. Wish he would've mentioned that.

  • @therealb888
    @therealb888 8 лет назад

    Do they have inbuilt circuit tripping feature to protect against short circuits & high currents? Also do any ups come with inbuilt surge protector?

  • @stephenchurns6634
    @stephenchurns6634 2 года назад +15

    Is this too outdated ?

    • @michaelbeckerman7532
      @michaelbeckerman7532 Месяц назад +1

      Entirely. It really needs a redo/update at this point. It makes no mention at all of the other type of surge protectors that offer FAR more protection than the MOV ones he's covering in this video: Series mode, inductance-based surge protectors like the ones from SurgeX, BrickWall and Audioquest. Those are much more expensive, of course, but they can take surges up to 6000v/3000A several thousand times over without having to be replaced.

  • @kctyphoon
    @kctyphoon 4 месяца назад

    I had no idea that a surge protected power strip would still work after a power surge. The joule rating is cumulative. It can be used up over 10 years in 100 small surges, or all at once. But if you CANT SEE the indicator light, or your surge protector doesnt have an aubile alarm, youd never know it wasnt working anymore. I just lost my washer and dryer from damage to my power line from a storm and a surge protector that was likely no longer working. Hower my 86" tv and home theater was likely saved from a new surger protector with a high joule rating i bought last year. That thing popped so loud i heard it happen and could see the glow from the indicator light went off under my media console. I immediately unplugged all that.

  • @iDEaXANA
    @iDEaXANA 8 лет назад +13

    1:47. I was using noise cancelling headphones and I found that scary ;(;(

  • @DYoungDrift
    @DYoungDrift 4 года назад

    THANK you.

  • @wxwx7560
    @wxwx7560 8 лет назад

    About the "high number of joules", do you mean as in accumulated amount over its lifetime or in one instance? (given the 'last longer' that you added)

  • @Minex-rc9gx
    @Minex-rc9gx 8 лет назад +1

    There was a power surge recently in my area and my MacBook's SSD (Solid State Drive) (Hard Drive) was wiped and damaged and the fan is broken and the heat sensor and 3 wires

  • @ray73864
    @ray73864 8 лет назад

    Actually, just to correct something (maybe it is true for North America, I don't know), but here in Australia, we have powerboards (what north americans call powerstrips) which come with surge protectors built into them, the cheap ones are only good for 1 surge, but they do exist.
    Another good thing we have over here is that most home insurances come with burnt motor protection, so if a surge fries the motor in say your vacuum cleaner, the insurance company will replace it

  • @heyster3
    @heyster3 8 лет назад

    can you recommend some surge protectors? or did you already make a video on that one.

  • @gobighdgames
    @gobighdgames 8 лет назад

    0:18 LOLOLOL Dennis photoshoped into that image lololol im weak

  • @desolatetree
    @desolatetree 8 лет назад

    How do you know if your surge protector is bad? I've had this one for a good while now.

  • @RaciouS91
    @RaciouS91 2 года назад

    Thanks, man!

  • @calizonian1775
    @calizonian1775 3 года назад +1

    I have an ac unit causing power surges and my surge protector doesn't seem to be doing its job although it's new and handles high watts and joules. I give up.

  • @abc140290
    @abc140290 8 лет назад +3

    How do you know when it's run out of surge protection?

  • @ankit22sharma
    @ankit22sharma 8 лет назад +35

    I didn't know that the earth pin in North America is cylindrical not flat.. That's what I learnt in this video!

    • @UntouchedWagons
      @UntouchedWagons 8 лет назад +1

      +Ankit Sharma It's also longer than the hot and neutral pin so that any shorts can be grounded as quickly as possible.

    • @UntouchedWagons
      @UntouchedWagons 8 лет назад

      +Ankit Sharma It's also longer than the hot and neutral pin so that any shorts can be grounded as quickly as possible.

    • @GrayWolfTech
      @GrayWolfTech 8 лет назад +21

      +UntouchedWagons Actually it's longer so that the ground connects first when you plug it in.

    • @ankit22sharma
      @ankit22sharma 8 лет назад

      I knew it's longer.. I just didn't know it was rounded off

    • @UntouchedWagons
      @UntouchedWagons 8 лет назад

      +GrayWolfTech That's more or less what I said.

  • @DNAblue2112
    @DNAblue2112 8 лет назад

    So if that power board you showed did not have a surge protector, what is the little black button on the end of it?

  • @ryans413
    @ryans413 8 лет назад +2

    I don't plug anything directly into the wall out let I always use a surge protection first. My TV Sound System Computer Game console Internet Router exc all plug into it first plus I also use it for Cable lines and Ethernet lines and Phone lines. I had a surge spike once fried everything I owned.

  • @Sonicrush007
    @Sonicrush007 7 лет назад

    The Xbox One power brick has a built in surge protector but no third prong. So where are the voltages going to?

  • @gravejames7221
    @gravejames7221 Год назад +2

    so here is basically the summary.
    don't use a surge protector because they likely will stop being useful after a couple surges, and you have to physically unplug it anyway after that, so...why not just unplug the electronics during storms. kinda defeats the purpose.
    don't use UPS system back up power supplies because they need to be powered on constantly and charge constantly even when off and make your power bill go up. some of them also beep and make noise.
    so basically what it comes down to is....just. DONT use anything. its best to keep an eye on the weather and unplug during bad storms or just keep UPS power supply unplugged and only plug it in and plug stuff into during bad storms to be prepared.
    there is no easy way to deal with this issue apparently. everything requires you to physically keep an eye on things and unplug or plug things.

    • @OfffTheGoop
      @OfffTheGoop 6 месяцев назад

      Are you dense? Bad weather doesnt account for all surges, in fact they account for less than half. He even says in the video like wtf

  • @tylerdavenport8661
    @tylerdavenport8661 5 лет назад

    My power supplies keep breaking within hours, is this apower surge or could a faulty motherboard cause them to break? Also will a surge protector stop my power supply breaking?

  • @infinitree
    @infinitree 4 года назад +1

    Ok, so, how DO you protect against a lightning strike? Is turning the surge protector switch off enough? Or does it need to be completely unplugged. I just lost over $3k worth of gear due to a lightning strike and everything was plugged into highly rated surge protectors...

  • @AnnieO100
    @AnnieO100 8 месяцев назад

    I used to make surge protectors at Western Electric in Kansas City, Missouri. They were porcelain.

  • @EspHack
    @EspHack 8 лет назад

    what surge protector can I get for a 800w 8000 btu window ac? I see some specifically targeted at 24k btu 220v units or just small electronics, nothing in the middle...

  • @TommyT_
    @TommyT_ 8 лет назад

    I need a black 6 plug surge protector with 2 amp usb outputs in the UK. Any suggestions? not the 2x2 style either just a long single one.

  • @cebuanostud
    @cebuanostud Год назад

    So is it necessary to plug my power supply to a surge protector strip or could I plug it straight to a wall ac?

  • @schnitzel438
    @schnitzel438 8 лет назад +1

    1:34 No particles actually move, if I'm not mistaken. Just flow of delocalised electrons through metal/cations.

  • @jackster1990
    @jackster1990 8 лет назад

    My house doesn't have the grounding plug on the outlets (Built in the early 1900's - knob and tube wiring). I'm assuming this means even if I use a surge protector power bar it will have no effect? Is there any way to fix this without spending thousands of dollars to re-wire my house?

  • @SwirlingDragonMist
    @SwirlingDragonMist 8 лет назад +9

    I love your videos, the quick format is great! I have three questions 1. What if you chain several surge protectors together? what happens if they are not identical in terms of clamping voltage or joule rating? 2. If you have a power conditioner, and a surge protector, and a UPS is there a sequence which they would most optimally be chained? 3. Will using a surge-protector, with a power conditioner on the same breaker allow a surge that is safely shunted to ground, to re-enter the electrical wiring through the power conditioners softer interface with the shared ground? is that a thing? like aaaa ground loop of death!...?. 4. BONUS QUESTION! what about a really, really,... ReALLy.... BiG magnet!

    • @Loner4life20
      @Loner4life20 Год назад +2

      All of these good questions and no answers.

  • @Ravel327
    @Ravel327 5 лет назад +1

    Does a surge protector stop protecting after one power outage?

  • @imnotEFG
    @imnotEFG 8 лет назад

    Linus!
    Please do a tech quickie on wireless saturation.
    Thanks!

  • @majinRA
    @majinRA 8 лет назад

    You know the best thing about watching a fast as possible video? It's the perfect length to watch while pooping. 👍🏻

  • @pijen
    @pijen 8 лет назад +4

    0:18 holy crap! Dennis! what are you doing???? :DDDDDDDD

  • @blackilluzionz
    @blackilluzionz 8 лет назад +1

    Wouldn't a voltage surge simply reduce current draw limited by the resistance of the load?

  • @Icanhazlazers
    @Icanhazlazers 8 лет назад

    Is the next video going to be on UPS'? cause it should =P

  • @LUIShtRUIZht
    @LUIShtRUIZht 3 года назад

    i like your style !

  • @Jarchersa7
    @Jarchersa7 6 лет назад

    surge protection is good but if i don't have grounded all house, i have a line off grounding but only in kitchen what will happen if no grounding. . ???

  • @vinzer72frie
    @vinzer72frie 4 года назад

    I got one that says 134 joules and 2000va/2000w is that enough for a mid range pc gamer?

  • @Bet.13
    @Bet.13 Месяц назад +1

    Do the power companys have power surge protection ?

  • @iamabearofficial7904
    @iamabearofficial7904 7 лет назад

    I have a surge protector that tells me if it has protection or not. It has a green light that says "protection present" if it's on, I have protection. When the limit of Joules hits it, the light would turn off. According to dad, when the Joules limit hits a surge suppressor, it will just not work anymore and my dad knows about it.

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 3 года назад

    TECHQUICKIE< the joules rating doesn't tell you what is the "response time" how long is the surge protectors response time because if the power surge is 2 seconds or more it will damage everything that is plugged into the surge protector? Most surge protectors use VAR but the VAR is rated in Joules? because the VAR for 300 joules and a VAR for 4500 Joules I don't see in the VAR data sheets rated in joules

  • @SanyaIVLitvyak
    @SanyaIVLitvyak 8 лет назад

    So how DO you protect your electronics from lightning strikes? (For the general user)

  • @jfs1988
    @jfs1988 3 года назад +1

    Is adding a Protection Plan or Extended Warranty to a Surge Protector pointless?

  • @Blake_Superior
    @Blake_Superior 8 лет назад

    Do electrons go from positive to negative in Canada?

  • @becca_chan420
    @becca_chan420 8 лет назад

    can a surge kill my on board lan port?
    because em
    it was thundering n stuff
    i went to sleep and when i woke up my pc was turned off and when i turned it back on it couldn't detect my lan port anymore

  • @OperaceFlakpanzer
    @OperaceFlakpanzer 2 года назад

    nice quick guide from a younger version of Linus!

  • @TwitcyTrain
    @TwitcyTrain 2 года назад +3

    Linus Nye the science guy

  • @sirdevio
    @sirdevio 8 лет назад

    I can't unsee the hand-to-pocket promoter advance

  • @bliitzthefox-neverafairfig5281
    @bliitzthefox-neverafairfig5281 6 лет назад +4

    i had a surge protector, but the lighting just fried my computers via Ethernet so still screwed, don't forget to protect that too.

    • @uozouozo
      @uozouozo 4 года назад

      good thing i installed wifi kit for my pc

  • @Clarkaraoke
    @Clarkaraoke 3 года назад +3

    Here I thought I was being paranoid when I went to the electronics section specifically for a surge protector and not a power strip that I found in the other sections at Walmart. Nope. The surge protector is superiour. Though at 500j I'm feeling a bit cheated. Oh well. Better than nothing!

  • @Daniel-fc5ok
    @Daniel-fc5ok 7 лет назад

    My surge protector has one Ethernet port so what is that for and how can I use it.

  • @samuelsalonga2337
    @samuelsalonga2337 8 лет назад

    hey linus, how circuit breaker works video please?

  • @orionstoy
    @orionstoy 8 лет назад

    good video .. i did learn a little about surge protectors that I didn't know but .... your little graphic with the negative and positive and the (what looks like a representation of) electrons is backwards. Electrons which are the partials that "carry" electricity are negatively charged. A negative terminal has more electrons and the positive terminal has fewer therefor electricity moves from negative to positive because it always tries to "even out". Going from positive to negative is a common misconception ... maybe because everyone sees circuits terminating at ground which is negative they assume that ground is where the electricity "stops" .. lol other than that .. I did like the video ... just thought I would point that out :)

  • @mashrien
    @mashrien 8 лет назад +3

    @0:18 omgdennis you never looked so good.

  • @Matthewv1998
    @Matthewv1998 8 лет назад

    Linus...i have a 6-plug protector and then a multiplug protector with a replaceable fuse and built in breaker, overkill? Who knows.

  • @josephberto5106
    @josephberto5106 8 лет назад +31

    this video was quite shocking

    • @kuusakat1308
      @kuusakat1308 4 года назад

      haha

    • @freakysnuke2571
      @freakysnuke2571 3 года назад

      😐

    • @0divide136
      @0divide136 3 года назад +2

      ✔✔✔FUNNY ALERT?!?!? *NOT CLICKBAIT* (REAL POLICE CALLED) (PUN FOUND😯😯😯😯) 😱👍✌🤩🙂✔💘🤩😠🙂😳

  • @heerolim
    @heerolim 8 лет назад

    any recommendations?

  • @annelisemeier283
    @annelisemeier283 8 лет назад +8

    If Thor is angry at ya and threatens to unleash his wrath on you by hitting you with mjölnir a power surge would be my last of worries ...

  • @zayzayplayz
    @zayzayplayz 3 года назад +1

    this guy is linus tech tips

  • @Spocklee
    @Spocklee 4 года назад +9

    I just had 2 power surges in one month in this shitty hotel I'm staying and it ruined my $1,300 gaming laptop! 😠

  • @kris5451
    @kris5451 8 лет назад

    You know what sucks, grounded outlets aren't a standard in Denmark yet, so we have no way of properly grounding electronics.

  • @Minex-rc9gx
    @Minex-rc9gx 8 лет назад

    My new surge protector is 3000 Joules and is not certified by UL and it was the only one at Lowe's so I just got it anyway

  • @Ronenlahat
    @Ronenlahat 8 лет назад

    At 1:32 doesn't electrons move from the negative pole to the positive one? You animated it the other way around.

  • @karthik-gk1dg
    @karthik-gk1dg 3 года назад

    Then whats the difference between the stabilizers and surge protectors??

  • @Rajivrocks-Ltd.
    @Rajivrocks-Ltd. 8 лет назад

    So when my pc suddenly shuts down and reboots and it says Asus power surge protected you from... Isn't my PSU being broken but the electricity going to it being to much aka a surge?

  • @ibrahimmohammed4587
    @ibrahimmohammed4587 8 лет назад

    Hey Linus can u do a stabilizers as fast as possible?

  • @SuperBigDog2U
    @SuperBigDog2U 8 лет назад

    Doesn't Canada go more by CSA or is that less reliable than UL?

  • @tullgutten
    @tullgutten 6 лет назад

    My UPS has surge protector and insurance for up to 750 000 USD and i have 3 😅
    One for the display.
    One for the computer.
    And one for the sound system.
    It is because the power goes down here in my house and the grid too often and i hate when everything goes in bluescreen or having trouble starting again

  • @word1901
    @word1901 8 лет назад

    lightning is a big problem where I live right on top of a hill on average 3 strikes hit with in 30m of my house every storm and surge protectors do nothing even $250 top end ones had one pc explode wile using it also took out $20k more of stuff so when there is a storm just unplug sensitive electronics also since I don't unplug my modem router they die basically every year or every time the dsl line takes a direct hit

  • @minko595
    @minko595 8 лет назад +1

    his right hand grabs his belt every 10 secs

    • @hellatyteman13
      @hellatyteman13 8 лет назад

      He is switching to the next slide...It can never be unseen now...

  • @BeefIngot
    @BeefIngot 5 лет назад

    Is MET acceptable in place of UL?

  • @DrMatt96
    @DrMatt96 8 лет назад +23

    1:30 electricity actually flows from negative to positive

    • @jaywalt1311
      @jaywalt1311 8 лет назад

      Yes it does. "Hole flow" or conventional current flows from positive to negative.

    • @DrMatt96
      @DrMatt96 8 лет назад +1

      PhilfreezeCH yeah but we aren't living in Benjamin Franklin's time

    • @aaronlowe3156
      @aaronlowe3156 6 лет назад +5

      Okay, so the answer to this is actually a gray area. In physics, electrons travel from negative to positive. This is the actual way electricity flows. But, electrical engineers write wiring diagrams and understand semiconductors under the assumption that electricity goes from positive to negative. Either way is fine and it really just depends on the environment.

  • @MozameMogki
    @MozameMogki 8 лет назад

    MY FUCKING HEART headphones in and that thunder sound effect scared the shit out of me

  • @limpskimp6794
    @limpskimp6794 6 лет назад

    My PS3 and AT&T got hit bad during a storm. Fried any use of the HDMI1. Yet my 360 still can run on HDMI2.

  • @MuchCocoa
    @MuchCocoa 6 лет назад

    is a surge suppressor and a surge protector the same?

  • @IvanRiveraStagea
    @IvanRiveraStagea 8 лет назад +1

    Whole house surge protectors/suppressors work best (one can add point of use surge protectors as a second line of defense if desired). Whole house units don't cost that much and do a much better job than fancily-packaged point of use units.

    • @michaelbeckerman7532
      @michaelbeckerman7532 Год назад

      Not actually true. A whole-house surge protector normally has a much higher clamping/let-through voltage point than an individual device surge protector does. Because of this, you always want to take a layered approach to surge protection. Never rely on just a whole-house surge protector by itself. It's a good idea to have one at your service panel, for sure, but you should also have individual device surge protection on each of your high-value electronics as well. Keep in mind here that surges can actually come from inside the house (washers and dryers, furnaces, AC systems, garbage disposals, lighting systems, etc.) as well as from outside. Studies have shown that roughly 80% of all surges experienced at a site originate from on-premise equipment. This is why individual surge protectors are still very important, even when a whole-house surge protection device is in place.

  • @nbsdog
    @nbsdog 8 лет назад +8

    Linus, Thor uses his hammer (Mjölnir) to control lightning.