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TenOC
Nomad
Aug 08, 2017

Laptop -- Charging Brick -- Surge protector ???

When my laptop is plugged into 110 volts and charging does the charging brick that changes the AC to DC provide protection against power surges and spikes? Should I still have a surge suppressor in...
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magicbus
Explorer II
Aug 09, 2017
sherlock62 wrote:

No, not a correct answer.
Hmmm... most helpful. The original question was "does the charging brick that changes the AC to DC provide protection against power surges and spikes?".

Simple answer, no it does not.

Of course any answers on this forum are simply a waste of bits and bytes because invariably we see 6 yes, 6 no and 6 maybe answers. Only very infrequently does someone post an explanation that survives public opinion unscathed.

Dave

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