Carnahan Electric and Alternative Electrical Systems Northern California has made it through a summer of predicted power outages, but there is no reason to think that other problems might not result in temporary loss of power. This is in addition to the everyday fluctuations in normal current.
Surge damage is cumulative and affects everything that runs on electricity.
Multi-outlet strips which promise surge protection actually burn out a little more with every spike in current. If they rattle when shaken, they re no longer protecting anything. Solve the problem one time at the switch box, protecting everything from your computer to your fish tank. It's very affordable, and surges are more damaging than most people realize. Power outages are basically unannounced and can mean losing unsaved work on a computer.