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Question

Whats the difference between surge protection and grounded for ur computer?

Answer 1

Grounding is connecting the metal parts of the computer to a ground (the earth). The ground connection is one of three prongs of the power plug. It is connected to a wire that goes back to the place where electricity comes into the building. There it is connected to a copper rod that has been pounded into the ground. The purpose of grounding is to protect you from electric shock in the event that a fault inside the computer causes the metal parts of the computer to be connected to a "live" power wire. If the computer or the power supply "brick" of a laptop is entirely covered with plastic and mostly made out of plastic, grounding is not necessary.

Surge protection is a means of preventing abnormally high voltage "surges" from damaging the computer. Voltage surges are momentary increases in voltage that can occur when lightning strikes a power line or when a large motor or some other equipment is switched on or off. The protection is provided by electronic components that allow the current from such voltage to bypass the protected equipment and/or block the current from flowing through the protected equipment.

Answer 2

Surges are "bumps" in the electrical supply voltage. They may be caused by lightning strikes a few miles away or by the restaurant refrigerator cycling off. Most surges are damped out by the power supplies in modern electronics, but for real protection surge protection outlet strips are made with special circuits that "clip" voltage spikes and prevent damage. It must be said, in all honesty though, that a lot of surge protectors are marketed using a sort of "boogey man under the bed" concept and suppress surges that were never there in the first place.

Answer 3

If your pc power cord is plugged into a wall recepticle with 3 holes, it's (most likely) grounded (properly). A surge protector will eliminate "arcs" in the electrical environment which would normally fry almost any device plugged in. It would go between the pc and the wall outlet.