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Power strips are useful devices, but alone they won’t give you the complete surge protection you need. Comprehensive surge protection is needed to safeguard electrical systems and data networks. Electrical surges, whether from lightning strikes, power grid fluctuations, or other sources, can damage electronic equipment and infrastructure. This can lead to costly repairs, data loss, and downtime for businesses and homes alike.

Installing surge protectors can mitigate these risks and ensure the longevity and reliability of electrical and data systems. There are five main types of surge protection devices (SPDs), each designed to address specific types of surges and protect different aspects of your infrastructure:

• Coaxial surge protectors
• Data line surge protectors
• Power surge protectors
• USB surge protectors
• Grounding accessories

By understanding the different types of surge protection available and their applications, you can choose the right solutions to safeguard your systems. Below we explore the chief functions and benefits of each of the five types.

Coaxial and Data Line Surge Protectors

Though they serve different purposes, both coaxial surge protectors and data line surge protectors have similar basic functions. Coaxial surge protectors protect coaxial cables and the devices connected to them from power surges and lightning strikes. Data line surge protectors do the same for data transmission lines and the devices connected to them and can be used with various types of data cables, including Ethernet cables, telephone lines, and other networking cables.

Here are their primary functions:

You might think that server enclosure accessories are add-ons − useful but not essential. But one thing we’ve learned at ShowMeCables in our years of providing server enclosure accessories to IT professionals is that these devices are some of the most essential products we offer. They allow our customers to get the maximum use and value out of their server racks and to create efficient cable installations that take less time to manage and maintain.

There are thousands of these products on the market, so we’ve distilled them into three categories to help you zero in on what you might need. The following table shows what products fall into each category. We hope the rest of the blog helps you find the basic features and benefits of what you are looking for.

3 Types of Server Enclosure Accessories