How Surge Protectors Work

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SURGE PROTECTORS

Intermatic PanelGuardTM (IG1240RC) Surge Suppressor

External, 1200 Joules, 60 kA

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$56 - $56

Tripp Lite Lite Protect It! TLP810NET Surge Suppressor

Desktop, 3690 Joules, 8 Outlets

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$33 - $53

Tripp Lite Touchmaster Compact (tmc-6) Surge Suppressor

External, 1850 Joules, 6 Outlets

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$25 - $33