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Voltage Spikes

Spikes are far more common than most people realize.

Industrial processes on the same power grid can often cause spikes when large motors or circuit breakers turn on and off.

If a driver hits a power pole and the power grid has to adapt to the loss of that single section, there will likely be a spike on the rest of the grid.

Even your refrigerator or air conditioner cycling on and off can cause local spikes that can affect your computer.

Lightning in your area often places a spike on the power lines.

And, the list goes on...

In addition to current backups and integrity information for your software and data files, including a hardware voltage spike protection device between the wall and your computer hardware (don't forget the printer and monitor) can be very helpful.