w_tom wrote:

But when a plug-in protector is sold to maximize
profits (not for protection), then grossly undersized protectors also
create another problem - scary pictures:
http://www.hanford.gov/rl/?page=556&parent=554

w_ can't understand his own hanford link. It is about "some older
model" power strips and says overheating was fixed with a revision to
UL1449 that required thermal disconnects. That was 1998. There is no
reason to believe, from any of these links, that there is a problem with
suppressors produced under the UL standard that has been in effect since
1998.
But with no valid technical arguments all w_ has is pathetic scare tactics.

For reliable information on surges and protection read the IEEE and NIST
guides. (Both say plug-in suppressors are effective.)

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