TOP DOCUMENTED FACTS TO SUPPORT THE USE OF SUPPRESSION

IBM documents that 88.5% of all power anomalies causing damage to equipment in the United States are spikes and surges.

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS Modern electrical and electronic systems are extremely sensitive to the quality of electrical power. Electrical anomalies such as surges, sags, and spikes induced by lightning, electrostatic discharge, and/or load switching wreak havoc on these systems by either damaging or shortening the life of insulation systems and sensitive electronic components.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Transients cause problems in distribution equipment, motors, lighting systems, and control equipment by power disruption, long-term degradation, and immediate failure.

INSURANCE COMPANIES Some companies offer discounts for business and homeowners with panel mount suppression or encourage the use of suppression.

THIS OLD HOUSE MAGAZINE reveals that insurance companies on lightning damage spent over 250 million dollars in the United Sates.

BALDOR MOTORS releases advertising boasting improved insulation on motors to help combat the destructive tendencies of spikes and surges.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY reports that over 26 Billion dollars are spent in a year repairing equipment and downtime due to spikes, surges, and sags.

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY reports to their customers that since spike suppressors are relatively inexpensive, it makes sense to install them as insurance against potential equipment damage, particularly that are caused by lightning.

EUROPE adopts the 901 Standard requiring all equipment shipped to Europe to have some suppression built in.

NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) Section 7-4.1 requires that all fire pump panels have voltage suppression added to them.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS reports that with time, the quality of commercial power has become worse, while the incorporation of solid-state devices, with significantly faster response times, has increased dramatically. This makes it necessary for equipment to be added to first maintain a relatively consistent line voltage. The second is to prevent the unwanted coupling of electrical noise and transients from all power sources. HDDB4536