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I Bought a Panther Voltage Surge Protector (Review)

Extension cords are not enough if you have sensitive equipment or devices prone to grounding; sometimes you have to up the electrical protection by purchasing a voltage surge protector for yourself. That’s just exactly what I’ve done three weeks ago. It Was a Dark and Peaceful Night It was on a Friday evening around 9 o’clock when I decided to charge my Huawei Note 10 as the battery level was running low. I plugged it onto the extension cord’s socket and just slept after a short while. Fast forward to 6:30 in the morning, I checked up on the phone and I was surprised it didn’t charge at all. Good thing it’s a Saturday so I went ahead and tried to buy another USB-C connector, but even that was no use. I found out it was grounded. The only conclusion I had was because of a power surge or fluctuation. I had my phone discharged and it was running normally again after one quick charge. That’s when I decided to buy a voltage surge protector to prevent it from happening again.

When Do Surge Protectors Go Bad?

In our previous post “ How to Get the Right Protection from a Power Surge ”, we have discussed that the main function of a Voltage Surge Protector is to eliminating unnecessary power spikes which destroys our appliances. It also serves as an extension cord which distributes power to your appliances and contains a useful switch which can help you turn on or off your cord extension when appliances were not in use which can give you hassle free life. Don’t Fix What Isn’t Broken Are you all familiar to the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” Maybe some of you are not and majority do know this but I am 100% sure that all of you would agree to this right? This can also be applicable to other things like, appliances, laws or almost anything that you can think of but to tell you the truth this is not applicable to power surge protectors. Maybe you’d ask why and how can I know if I have a surge protector that looks okay but in reality is not? Knowing How Surge Protectors are