Haddaba waxaa laga yaabaa inaad is weydiisay in $100-kaas $100 -ka ah ilaaliye qalliinka bahalnimada^(Monster) ah ee aad ka soo iibsatay Best Buy HDTV -gaaga cusub iyo qalabka elektaroonigga ah uu run ahaantii shaqeeyo iyo in kale? Nasiib wanaag, inteena badan waligeed lama kulmi doono koronto koronto si aan u aragno in qalabkeenu uu noolaan doono iyo in kale, taas oo ah wax fiican.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, haddii aad tahay qof leh tignoolajiyada qaaliga ah ee qaaliga ah, ha dareemin inay iska difaaci karaan korontadu sababtoo ah wali adiga kugumay dhicin. Waxaan dhawaan lahaa NAS -kaygii la shiilay intii lagu jiray onkod waxayna ahayd $1000 qabow.

Waligay dhib kalama kulmin tan hadda ka hor waxaana NAS -gayga ku xidhay fiilo koronto leh oo ilaalinaysa qalliin. Sida aad qiyaasi karto, aad ayaan uga xanaaqay in NAS -kaygu uu wali shiilayo korontadu.

Intaa waxaa dheer, waxa loogu yeero "dammaanadda caymiska" waxay ahayd BS dhamaystiran. Marka hore^(First) , waa inaan buuxiyaa foom ka kooban 30 bog si aan cabasho uga gudbiyo soo saaraha xariijinta korontada. Waxaan u soo raray ilaaliyaha qalliinka waxayna sheegeen in ay dib u eegeen oo ay yiraahdeen ma jirto wax muujinaya in uu fashilmay. Wow , aad baad u mahadsan tahay. Hadda waxaan ahaa runtii pi *** ed!

Dhammaadkii, in kastoo, waxaan ogaaday ka dib markii aan sameeyay cilmi baaris badan in ay tahay qaladkeyga. Ilaaliyeyaasha qalliinka ah dhamaantood looma wada sinneen mana jiro ilaaliye sare oo aduunka ka jira oo xamili kara hillaaca.

Maqaalkan, waxaan rabaa in aan dhex maro wax yar oo ku saabsan wixii aan ka bartay sida ilaaliyayaasha qalliinka u shaqeeyaan iyo waxa aad runtii u baahan tahay inaad sameyso si aad u ilaaliso qalabkaaga qaaliga ah.

Ilaaliyaasha qalliinka ma ka shaqeeyaan nalka^{(Surge Protectors Work Against Lighting)} ?

Jawaabta oo kooban waa MAYA. Ugu yaraan ma aha difaac qalliin oo aad ka iibsan karto gudaha gurigaaga. Xataa UPS ( Supply Power^{(Power Supply)} Aan Kala Goyn karin ) oo leh ilaalin qallafsan ma awoodi doonto inay xakameyso shaqo-joojin u dhow.

Taasi miyay la macno tahay inaadan xataa ku dhibin ilaalinta qalliinka? Maya, waxay la macno tahay inaad wax badan u baahan tahay! Waa kan waxa aan bartay oo aan sameeyay.

Marka hore, waxba lama shiilan karo haddii aanay ku xidhnayn il koronto. Ilaa aad dhab ahaantii u baahan tahay inaad sameyso shay muhiim ah, waa inaad ka saartaa qalab kasta oo aad rabto inaad badbaadiso inta lagu jiro duufaanta hillaaca. Si fudud ma jiro ilaalin ka wanaagsan taas.

Marka labaad, waxaa jira shay loo yaqaan whole-house surge protection/suppressor . Waa maxay dhibku waa kaas? Sida muuqata, waa qayb qalab ah oo lagu rakibay goobta adeega gurigaaga.

Taas macneheedu waxa weeye in lagu rakibo inta u dhaxaysa looxa weyn iyo halka ay u kala baxdo ilaa gurigaaga. Asal ahaan^(Basically) , meel kasta oo guddiga korantada uu yaallo gurigaaga, shaygani wuu ka hor mari doonaa. Tolow ma aan hore u garan lahaa! Aaladahani waxay ku kacayaan meel kasta laga bilaabo $150 ilaa $300+, laakiin aad bay u qalmaan.

Xitaa waxaad ka iibsan kartaa Hoyga Kaydka^{(Home Depot)} ! Dabcan, iskuma dayin in aan ku rakibo naftayda maadaama aanan rabin in la shiilo naftayda, markaa waa inaad ku bixisaa lacag yar oo dheeraad ah si aad si xirfad leh ugu rakibto.

Haddaba waa maxay faa'iidada dhabta ah? Hagaag^(Well) , ka hor intaadan gelin taas, aan ka hadalno waxa dhabta ah ee qalliinku yahay iyo sida ay u shaqeeyaan ilaalinta qalliinka.

Waa maxay Qalliin?

Asal ahaan, qallafsanaantu waa marka shay uu keeno kororka kharashka korantada ee xadhkaha korantada, taas oo markaa kordhin doonta wakhtiga xaadirka ah ee u socda meesha derbigaaga. Maxaa keeni kara qalliin? Waxyaabo badan. Hal shay oo aad had iyo jeer maqashid waa hillaac, in kasta oo aysan ahayn sabab caadi ah oo kor u kacda.

Sababta kale, uguna badan, waa aaladaha korantada oo u baahan awood badan. Tusaale ahaan, qaboojiyaha, qaboojiyaha, iwm. Marka ay shid ama damiyaan, waxay nuugaan tamar badan oo waxay khalkhaliyaan socodka joogtada ah ee korantada ee nidaamka.

Weligaa miyaanad dareensanayn sida mararka qaarkood uu iftiinku u yaraado gurigaaga hal ama laba ilbidhiqsi marka AC-gu soo bilowdo? Gurigayga, waxaan ku leeyahay daabace weyn oo mar kasta oo shaygu uu daaro si uu u bilaabo daabacaadda, waxay si buuxda u garaacdaa mid ka mid ah xarumaha korontada ee isla qolka!

Sida Ilaaliyeyaasha Qalliinka u shaqeeyaan

Haddaba sidee bay u shaqeeyaan ilaalinta qalliinka? Asal ahaan^(Basically) , hadda korantada ayaa ka soo qulqulaya darbiga ilaa ilaaliyahaaga qalliinka ka dibna u gudba qalabkaaga koronto. Marka uu jiro kor u kac, tamarta dheeriga ah ayaa loo weeciyey siliga dhulka hoostiisa ah ee gudaha ilaaliyaha qalliinka. Caadi ahaan waxa jira qalab ka mid ah difaaca qalliinka ee wax ka qabta habkan loogu wareejinayo dhulka marka danabku aad u sarreeyo.

Waxay u egtahay mid fudud, laakiin waa waxa ka dhigaya dhammaan farqiga marka ay timaado qiimaha qalabkan. Asal ahaan, waxaa jira saddex arrimood oo kala saaraya heerka ilaalinta qalliinka iyo kharashka:

1. Xajinta Voltage^{(Clamping Voltage)} - Qiimaha hoose ee halkan ayaa ka fiican. 330V waa qiimo hoose oo wanaagsan halka 500V uu aad u sarreeyo sababtoo ah qalabkaaga elegtarooniga ah ayaa laga yaabaa in markaas la shiilo.

2. Tamarta^(Energy) - Tani waa qiimeyn kuu sheegaysa inta tamar ee difaaca qalliinka uu nuugi karo ka hor inta uusan guban. Waxaa lagu bixiyaa joules waxayna u dhexeysaa 200 joules oo loogu talagalay ilaalinta aasaasiga ah ilaa kumanaan joules.

3. Waqtiga^(Time) - Qaar ka mid ah difaacayaasha qalliinka ayaa ku soo galaya wax yar daahitaan, taas oo soo bandhigaysa qalabkaaga qalliinka muddo dheer. Waxaad rabtaa ilaaliyaha qalliinka leh oo leh waqti jawaab celin aad u hooseeya.

Waxyaabo kale oo wanaagsan oo la raadinayo waa iftiinka tilmaamayaasha ee ilaaliyayaasha qalliinka. Haddi ay shiilato oo aanay ilaalin karin qalabkaaga, run ahaantii ma rabto inaad sii isticmaasho. Haddi aanu jirin iftiin tilmaame, waxa laga yaabaa inaadan waligaa ogaanin in ilaaliyihii qalliinka ahaa uu mar hore dhintay.

Sida Dhabta Loo Ilaaliyo Naftaada Adigoo Adeegsanaya Ilaalinta Qalliinka^{(Really Protect Yourself Using Surge Protection)}

Haddii aad runtii rabto inaad kaydiso qalabka, xitaa hillaaca ama xadhkaha korantada ee kor u kaca, waxaa jira laba waxyaalood oo aad u baahan tahay inaad sameyso. Ogsoonow in kuwani ay u baahan doonaan in aad wacdo bixiyaha korontada/shirkadda korontada oo aad waydiiso caawimadooda sidoo kale.

1. Dejinta saxda ah^{(Proper grounding)} - Marka ay korontadu ka soo baxdo xadhkaha korontada ilaa sanduuqa ka baxsan gurigaaga, waxaa loo baahan yahay in si habboon loo dejiyo. Haddi sanduuqa aanu lahayn dhul ku haboon, koronto kasta oo ka timaada xadhkaha korontada ayaa isla markiiba u soo qulquli doona gurigaaga oo wax walba shiili doona.

Waxaad wici kartaa shirkaddaada korontada waxayna inta badan ku soo bixi doonaan imtixaan lacag la'aan ah. Tan ma aan garanayn, laakiin waa run! Waxa kale oo aad heli kartaa dib-u-dhigid la cusboonaysiiyay haddii shirkaddaada korontadu ay bixiso adeegga.

2. Kahortagga shaqo-joojinta tooska ah^{(Direct-strike prevention)} - Xaaladda ugu fiican waa marka gurigaaga uusan waligiis ku dhicin danab. Waxaad taas ku samayn kartaa ul hillaaca. Waxaad ka iibsan kartaa wiilashan xun online oo ku dheji dusha sare ee gurigaaga ama meelo kale oo ay weheliso dhulka.

Halkii gurigaaga lagu garaaci lahaa, usha ayaa lagu garaaci doonaa oo wax walba ku samayn doontaa dhulka hoos u dhigista. Mar labaad^(Again) , wax aad u badan tahay inaad si xirfadaysan u rakibto, laakiin habka kaliya ee dhabta ah ee aad si dhab ah uga ilaalin karto hillaac adiga oo aan wax kasta oo gurigaaga yaal ah ka bixin.

3. Ilaalinta guriga oo dhan^{(Whole-House protection )} - Tani waa waxa aan kor ku soo sheegay. Tani waxay noqon kartaa difaac saddexaad oo ka dhan ah ilaalinta qalliinka ama difaaca koowaad haddii aadan awoodin ama aadan rabin inaad lacagta ku bixiso #1 iyo #2.

4. Ilaaliyaasha qalliinka ee khadka^{(In-line surge protectors)} - Kani waa difaacaaga ugu dambeeya. Waxaad ka iibsan kartaa ilaalinta qalliinka Ethernet^(Ethernet) , ilaalinta qalliinka coaxial iyo wax ka badan.

Xasuusnoow^(Remember) , difaaca guriga oo dhan kama ilaalin karo qulqulka guriga dhexdiisa, ilaa uu gaaro looxa korontada ee ugu weyn mooyaane. Markaa waa sababta aad ugu baahan tahay inaad hesho ilaalin qalliin ah dhammaan meelaha gurigaaga si aad si dhab ah u ilaaliso qalabkaaga.

Maxay yihiin fikradahaaga ku saabsan ilaalinta qalliinka? Sideed u diyaarsanaysaa gurigaaga iyo qalabkaaga si aad uga ilaaliso qallalka? Noogu sheeg faallooyinka. Ku raaxayso!

Do Surge Protectors Really Work?

So you might have asked yourself if thаt $100 Monster surge protector you bought from Best Buy for yoυr new HDTV and electronics really works or not? Luckily, most of us will never encounter a power surge to see if our equipment will survive or not, which iѕ a good thing.

However, if you’re someone who owns a lot of expensive tech, don’t feel immune to power surges just because it hasn’t happened to you yet. I recently had my NAS fried during a thunderstorm and it was a cool $1000.

I never had a problem with this before and I had my NAS plugged into a power strip with surge protection. As you can imagine, I was quite upset that my NAS still got fried by the power surge.

On top of that, the so-called “insurance guarantee” was complete BS. First, I had to fill about a 30 page form in order to file a claim with the manufacturer of the power strip. I shipped them the surge protector and they said they reviewed it and said there was no indication that it failed. Wow, thanks a lot. Now I was really pi**ed!

In the end, though, I learned after doing a lot of research that it was my own fault. Surge protectors are not all created equal and no surge protector in the world can handle lightning.

In this article, I want go through a little bit about what I learned on how surge protectors work and what you really need to do in order to protect your expensive equipment.

Do Surge Protectors Work Against Lighting?

The short answer is NO. At least not any surge protector that you can buy for the inside of your house. Even a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) with surge protection will not be able to handle a lighting strike that is close by.

Does that mean you shouldn’t even bother with surge protectors? No, it means you need more! Here’s what I learned and did.

Firstly, nothing can be fried if it’s not connected to any power source. Unless you really have to do something important, you should unplug any device that you would want to save during a lightning storm. There is simply no better protection than that.

Secondly, there is this thing called whole-house surge protection/suppressor. What the heck is that? Apparently, it’s a piece of hardware that gets installed at the point of service for your house.

That means it gets installed between the main board and where it splits off to your house. Basically, wherever the electrical panel is in your house, this thing will go before that. I wish I had known that earlier! These devices cost anywhere from $150 to $300+, but they are well worth it.

You can even buy them at Home Depot! Of course, I didn’t try to install it myself as I didn’t want to be fried myself, so you’ll have to spend a little extra money to get it professionally installed.

So what’s the real advantage? Well, before you get into that, let’s talk about what a surge actually is and how surge protectors work.

What is a Surge?

Basically, a surge is when something causes the an increase in the electrical charge in a power line, which will then increase the current that is going to your wall outlet. What can cause a surge? A lot of stuff. One thing you always hear about is lightning, though it’s not a very common cause of surges.

Another cause, and the most common, is electrical devices that require a lot of power. For example, a refrigerator, air conditioner, etc. When they turn on and off, they suck up a lot of energy and mess up the steady flow of voltage in the system.

Have you never noticed how sometimes the light will dim in your house for a second or two when the AC kicks on? In my house, I have a huge printer and whenever that thing turns on to start printing, it actually completely knocks out one of the electrical outlets in the same room!

How Surge Protectors Work

So how do surge protectors work? Basically, the electrical current flows from the wall to your surge protector and then to your electrical devices. When there is a surge, the extra voltage is diverted to the grounding wire inside the surge protector. There is usually some device inside the surge protector that handles this process of switching over to the ground when the voltage is too high.

It sounds simple, but it is what makes all the difference when it comes to price for these devices. Basically, there are three factors that differentiate the level of surge protection and the cost:

1. Clamping Voltage – A lower value here is better. This basically at what voltage the diversion will kick in. 330 V is a good low value whereas 500 V is too high because your electronic equipment might fried by then.

2. Energy – This is a rating that tells you how much energy the surge protector can absorb before it burns out. It’s given in joules and ranges from 200 joules for very basic protection all the way up to thousands of joules.

3. Time –  Some surge protectors kick in with a little delay, thereby exposing your equipment to the surge for a longer time. You want a surge protector with a very low response time.

Another good thing to look for is an indicator light on surge protectors. If it gets fried and no longer can protect your devices, you really don’t want to keep using it. If there is no indication light, you may never know that you surge protector is already dead.

How to Really Protect Yourself Using Surge Protection

If you really want to save equipment, even from lightning or from surges down power lines, there are a couple of things you need to do. Note that these will require calling your electrical provider/power company and asking for their help too.

1. Proper grounding – At the point where the power goes from the power lines down to the box outside your house, there needs to be proper grounding. If the box doesn’t have proper grounding, any power surge from the power lines will flow right into your house and fry up everything.

You can call your power company and they usually will come out and perform a test at no charge. I didn’t know this, but it’s true! You can also get an upgraded grounding if your power company offers the service.

2. Direct-strike prevention – The best situation is when your house never gets struck by lightning. You can do that with a lightning rod. You can buy these bad boys online and attach them to the top of your house or in other locations along with grounding.

Instead of your house getting hit, the rod will get hit and conduct everything down into the grounding. Again, something you’ll probably have to get professionally installed, but the only real way to truly protect against a lightning strike without having to unplug everything in your house.

3. Whole-House protection – This is what I had mentioned above. This could be a third defense against surge protection or a first defense if you can’t or don’t want to spend the money for #1 and #2.

4. In-line surge protectors – This is your final line of defense. You can buy Ethernet surge protectors, coaxial surge protectors and more.

Remember, a whole house protector will not be able to protect from surges that occur within the house, unless it reaches the main electrical board. So that’s why you need to have surge protection at all points in your house in order to truly protect your equipment.

What are your thoughts on surge protection? How do you have your house and equipment setup to protect against surges? Let us know in the comments. Enjoy!

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