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 ...

Whether you use it to charge your lawn mower batteries, power a portable projector, or run the filter in a swimming pool, an ...

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 ...

Diverting or diminishing excessive current from the AC power line ... Shunt mode and series mode are the two types of surge protection. The most common method is the use of a metal oxide varistor ...

A power strip's overload switch is not a surge protector. It will break the current for sustained overloads, but it will have no or little effect on short spikes or surges. Surge Protectors and ...

Defining Storm Tide, Storm Surge and High Water Mark The storm surge is how high above current sea level the ocean water gets. The number we are most interested in regarding storm surge is how ...

The City of St. Charles Fire Department recently shared a warning about a specific surge protector after discovering similarities between two recent fires in the area. FOX 2's Jeff Bernthal reports.