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Are you saying essentially that "There is no such thing as a surge protector, they don't physically exist. Only surge reducers exist." Because that's what it
by logicallee 11y ago
Are you saying essentially that "There is no such thing as a surge protector, they don't physically exist. Only surge reducers exist." Because that's what it sounds like to me.
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All right, I'll rephrase. According to Google's infobox from nat'l geographic, lightning generates up to 1 billion volts.
-> Are surge protectors at even the highest-end data centers simply not rated to a billion volts of surge protection?
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoThere's a "protector", but the protection isn't guaranteed to be 100% effective. That's an OK use of the language in this context and has many parallels in other fields. E.g. using a condom as protection against pregnancy and disease. Many people have learned the hard way that it's not 100%.
- Aloha 11y agoEffectively yes, when you're on lightning scale, yes. I use an isobar myself to power reduce noise, but I'm under no illusion that it will protect my shit from a direct strike.