WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUPPRESSOR AND AN ISOLATION TRANSFORMER?
Isolation transformers were designed to supply more steady voltage to a specific piece of equipment. New studies show that when they receive a spike and surge they can actually multiply it causing more damage than would have occurred without it. Component suppressors are designed to take out the spikes and surges. They will do nothing for under voltage. WHY DO I NEED A SUPPRESSOR IF I HAVE A UPS SYSTEM? You may or may not. Usually you can determine by the price of the UPS. Most systems build in some suppression, but very few are adequate because of the cost. It is also unlikely that the suppression will be fused or have any type of indication whether it is working or not. Pulse width UPS systems can actually add to your problems without suppression because most of them put noise on the line. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY MV-SERIES TVSS FAILS? The MV-Series is designed so that if your suppressor fails the fuses will blow taking the suppressor off-line, and lighting the indicator lights to warn you
