Surge Protectors?

SoundGuy wrote:
Not all anomalies have anything to do with surges or spikes at all ... some are wiring errors, some are errors that occur because of deteriorating equipment, some are errors because source power coming into the park either fails or ranges out of spec.

Unfortunately the word 'surge' commonly describes all those anomalies. Wiring faults create surges. Lightning creates surges. Low current is even called a surge. All are electrically different. All are averted by completely different devices. All still have the same name - a surge.

A surge protector for a camper does not address what a surge protector in an Asus (computer) motherboard protects from. Neither are for surges that may be incoming to a home.

Surges that a Progressive may protect from are not surges that many fear inside their home. Completely different anomalies require completely different devices - all called surge protectors.

A campground protector not adjacent to a pole (away from a camper) cannot protect electronics as another has only assumed. Each protector is define for different anomalies. A home protector is not for anomalies typically found in campgrounds. All are for completely different anomalies. All have a same name: surge protector.

A typical Progressive protector is for anomalies that mostly put motorized appliances at risk. Unfortunately he 'assumed' it is for what a home protector does only because both have a same name: surge protector. Numbers define two completely different anomalies - both called surges. What numbers define an anomaly that threatens electronics? An anomaly is defined quantitatively (not qualitatively) before discussing a solution.

Most of this is layman simple. Unfortunately many replace logic with speculation - ie that a Progressive protector does what a power strip protector does. That is classic junk science reasoning. Completely different devices (with a same name) are for completely different anomalies.