“SurgeX Series Mode technology provides very effective long-term surge protection by means of a patented design which does NOT result in the diversion of transient surge energy into Equipment Ground conductors, and the consequent instantaneous elevation of local ground reference potentials. Nowhere is this more important than in installations of interconnected audio, video, and computer equipment distributed throughout a building, wherein equipment is typically powered from and grounded to the building electrical system via the nearest convenient connection point.
Unfortunately, during a powerline transient surge event there is no guarantee whatsoever that all connection points in any building electrical system will be at the same instantaneous ground reference potential. Under such circumstances transient currents, capable of causing permanent equipment damage and/or temporary system malfunctions, will flow in any and all system interconnection paths. Unlike conventional shunt mode powerline “protection” devices which divert transient currents into Equipment Ground paths, effectively aggravating the problem, SurgeX Series Mode devices do NOT divert transient currents into Equipment Ground paths, and thus do not increase the probability of equipment damage and system malfunctions during transient surge events.
A quick payback in the form of reduced equipment failures and consequent system downtime is yet another benefit of SurgeX protection. Their unsurpassed UL Certified A-1-1 performance, in combination with outstanding long term reliability derived from the total elimination of sacrificial components, clearly places SurgeX products in a class by themselves.”