In article , w_tom
wrote:

Any protector that is damaged by the first surge is grossly
undersized. No effective surge protector can be damaged. They are
not sacrificial devices as urban myth purveyors will claim.

The characteristics of MOV's are well known. Every time a MOV turns on
due to the device threshold being exceeded they degrade based on how
much power is absorbed.

If you are whom I think you are the facts won't bother you one bit and
further nonsense posts can be expected.

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Telamon
Ventura, California