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Surge Protection
Voltage and current surges can be induced by lightning strikes or power line transients. In
the real world, under the right circumstances, these surges can reach sufficiently high
levels to damage almost any electronic equipment. Therefore protection may be required
on the following device ports:
12V/24V power
External antenna
Video and serial
Ethernet
For the curious mind, a surge protector helps to clamp the surge to safe levels and divert its
energy to the earthing point, preventing device damage. Experienced installers know that
an effective surge protection must be installed with proper earthing and grounding.
Visit the following sites to find interesting information about the statistical occurrences of
lightning in your region (worldwide coverage):
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
http://thunder.nsstc.nasa.gov/
Excellent international sources for external surge protection equipment and general surge
and lightning protection information are:
Polyphaser Corporation—www.polyphaser.com
Citel inc.—www.citelprotection.com
Transtector—www.transtector.com
