What is the impact of voltage peaks upon my electrical devices?
Voltage peaks are especially dangerous for home electronics. Important overvoltage may damage them immediately or reduce their life-time on a substantial way. Smaller voltage raise, which find expression in crackling (Hi-fi equipment) or in distortion/deformation (television) and are not always taken into account by the user. The electronic circuit are shortly submitted to an excessive strain and therefore the ageing process is accelerated. In case of aged electronic components, lost energy is delivered in the form of heat and the components themselves age faster thus. The lifetime of electronically controlled devices decreases while the power consumption increases. The fire risk also increases in a substantial way. The experience backs up this statement.
