{"id":12290,"date":"2018-07-23T14:24:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centsys.co.za\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2018-07-23T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:24:53","slug":"what-exactly-is-a-power-surge-and-how-can-it-affect-my-gate-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centsys.com\/fr\/what-exactly-is-a-power-surge-and-how-can-it-affect-my-gate-motor\/","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly is a Power Surge (and How Can It Affect My Gate Motor)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless you really, really enjoy the ambience created by candlelight, or you\u2019re a bona fide<\/em> vampire, chances are you\u2019re pretty relieved when the power comes back on after a lengthy outage.<\/p>\n

That is, until you try to switch the TV on for that Master Chef<\/em> finale but the only thing showing is the darkest hour, and we\u2019re not talking about the celebrated Churchill biopic starring Gary Oldman. To add insult to injury, your olfactory centre might even be assaulted by the grim smell of fried electronic components.<\/p>\n

A power surge<\/strong> is when there is a sudden spike in your house\u2019s electricity supply. While brief – typically around a thousandth of a second – the \u201cboost\u201d in current can irreparably damage sensitive electronics<\/strong>, especially if they aren\u2019t sufficiently protected.<\/strong> Lightning is the biggest culprit, but power that is restored post-outage can also cause a power surge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gate motors aren\u2019t immune<\/strong> but, fortunately, we now stock an easy-to-use and effective surge arrester for gate automation equipment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n