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What does a surge protector do?

It helps protect devices from voltage spikes.

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  1. It increases the voltage
  2. It stores energy for later
  3. It helps protect devices from voltage spikes ✔

Why: Surge protection helps shield equipment from sudden voltage spikes.

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Answer: It helps protect devices from voltage spikes. Surge protection helps shield equipment from sudden voltage spikes.

  1. Scouting America: Electricity www.scouting.org/merit-badges/electricity
    Equipment and their use: circuit, conductor, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), insulator, inverter, rectifier, rheostat, substation, surge protection, solar panel, transformer, transmission and distribution systems, and wind turbine.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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