We do on the TV setup. Computers are all lap tops. Do NOT plug in in bad weather. I only plug in my sewing machine when in use. Unplug as soon as I'm done. Do NOT use in bad weather. I'm sure, a surge protector can't hurt though.

YES!!! My machine is worth more than all our computers combined. It is always plugged into a serve protector.

my iron and daylight lamp are also plugged into surge protectors.
What is not and should be is the refrigerator.
We almost never get electrical storms here though.

i have surge protectors on all my expensive equipment

YES! My machine costs 3x what my TV did, it needs to be protected.

That said, I usually unplug it entirely if there is a storm (or sometimes during the week when I know I can't sew.)

Yep we use them for all our electronics. Makes the rush before a bad storm a little easier to pull one plug for multiple items than to pull many. I also use it as an on/off in addition to the switches on various machines when I'm out of the room (plus I unplug the iron).

Years back we did lose a bunch of electronics to a lightning strike, though this was before I started quilting so fortunately no machines lost.

Cheers, K

Oh yes, on EVERYTHING electronic: TV, DVD, VCR, Bernina, Rowenta, computer, cordless phone. I lived in an area that was unincorporated and boy did we have lots of electrical outages. My neighbor and I both lost our phones with answer machine because they both got fried when the power was restored once.

My sewing machine is left unplugged unless I'm using it. When I do plug it in, I plug it into a surge protector.

YES ! Its a small investment to protect my machine. Just the insurance hassle alone to replace in the event of a surge .. makes it a no brainer for me.

Yes, I have a surge protector on it but I also unplug it if there's going to be a big storm coming thru. I figure the protector can handle the little bumps but not a major one.

Yes for all electronic things including the sewing machine. We lost a TV once when we had a power surge before we used surge protectors. Thankfully that's before we had computers, and I always unplugged my sewing machine back then.