If you've got your smart TV, soundbar and other gadgets plugged into a power strip, you may feel you're all set. But is that ...

A surge protector safely diverts electrical spikes to the ground line—an action called clamping. Surge protectors can clamp multiple power spikes and still keep working. Surge protectors contain ...

Shunt mode and series mode are the two types of surge protection. The most common method ... valve to divert the surge to neutral and/or ground. However, shunt mode methods can be problematic.

We’ve updated this article to clarify that what we call a surge protector throughout this article is a power strip with surge-protection capabilities. March 2025 Last fall, a Tampa, Florida ...