I recently had a power surge at my house, and some devices on my surge protectors died (graphics card, tv, modem) but others were fine (router, xbox, apple tv). I don’t understand what the difference was, can surge protectors be explained more on how they work?
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The basic answer is, most things we call surge protectors are kinda crap and aren’t very good at that job. As to why some things fail, but not everything does. That’s mainly just chance. A power surge isn’t a guaranteed death sentence, especially since there can be different severities of surges.
My advice to you is to get a UPS for your most expensive equipment.
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