Comments on: What is grounded vs protected on a surge protector? http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-is-grounded-vs-protected-on-a-surge-protector/ Mon, 21 May 2012 21:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TRANCER http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-is-grounded-vs-protected-on-a-surge-protector/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 TRANCER Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:17:21 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-is-grounded-vs-protected-on-a-surge-protector/#comment-2090 As long as you live where the main elec. to the house itself is grounded. Your strip will be grounded regardless which slot you use. But just because you use a power surge strip. Doesn't mean you are protected unless your house is already grounded. Once grounded, if a surge hits, surge strip will take the hit and thus killing power to your electonics. Also, some strips will have a green and red light on them letting you know it is grounded or not. Red light normally just means strip is on and working okay. If both lights are there and on....feel free to plug in. As long as you live where the main elec. to the house itself is grounded. Your strip will be grounded regardless which slot you use. But just because you use a power surge strip. Doesn’t mean you are protected unless your house is already grounded. Once grounded, if a surge hits, surge strip will take the hit and thus killing power to your electonics. Also, some strips will have a green and red light on them letting you know it is grounded or not. Red light normally just means strip is on and working okay. If both lights are there and on….feel free to plug in.

]]> By: wun http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-is-grounded-vs-protected-on-a-surge-protector/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 wun Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:23:11 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-is-grounded-vs-protected-on-a-surge-protector/#comment-2089 protected means the outlets are going through the strips filtration and protection circuits always plug electronics into the protected outlets grounded just means the outlets are grounded to earth ground through you wall outlet protected means the outlets are going through the strips filtration and protection circuits

always plug electronics into the protected outlets

grounded just means the outlets are grounded to earth ground through you wall outlet

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