I have a 2 phase approach going on. I have surge protectors at my outlets and a power conditioner plugged into them. My machine is plugged into the power conditioner. My nephew builds motherboards and explained it to me.
Surge protectors will protect from an outside surge coming into your home, power outage, brown outs, but most likely not a direct lightening strike.
Power conditioners will protect your electronics from surges inside your home. Refrigerator turning on, deep freeze coming on, air conditioning units powering up, furnace blower turning on, sump pumps starting, Your electric oven element keeping the temperature steady while baking. Anything that pulls a large load of power to start causes a fluctuation in the power going to your electronics. The power conditioner levels it out so the flow is always steady. He recommends Furman power conditioners. The model I have has the PST 2+6.
Last edited by Mitch's mom; 12-27-2015 at 05:47 AM.