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Surge Protection Guide For LED Lights
Since the introduction of energy saving LED lights were introduced over the last decade, the majority of lights sold and fitted have integral LED bulbs that are built in to the light fixture that can't be replaced.
Unfortunately this means that when a light bulb blows, its a case of having to buy a whole new light fixture.
This can be especially problematic if it's a down light and you need to find one to match, as they often change in shapes and sizes.
LED's have a life cycle that can be shorter than expected if they suffer from a voltage surge.
Surge protection offers a solution for people who want to prevent these surges damaging their LED lights.
Installation of surge protection devices (SPD's) is a straight forward process. They are a very small devices that get wired in near your consumer unit and electricity meter. More often we fit them inside your consumer unit, providing there is capacity to do so.
Surge protection devices installed in this way not only you LED's lights, but also protect all other electronic equipment in you property.
It is also worth checking with your insurance company as some policies may state that equipment must be covered with an Surge Protection Device or they will not payout in the event of a claim.
What are surges?
Surges are transients overvoltage or surge in short durations. Increasing in voltage measured between two or more conductors.
The increase in voltage will vary from a few volts to thousands of volts.
In this context short means anything from microseconds (millionths of a second) to a few milliseconds (thousandths of a second) in duration.
This voltage exists between two or more conductors.
For a mains power supply, these conductors would be the live, neutral and earth.
These can be created from atmospheric (lightning) or switching (Industrial) occurrences.
‘Transient overvoltage’, is technically and descriptively the best terminology. However, transients are also referred to as surges, spikes and glitches.
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