{"id":467093,"date":"2022-06-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T11:00:00","slug":"do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Do You Need a Surge Protector for Charging Your Phone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ee9a6e10d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ee9a6e10d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/#%E2%80%9CDo_You_Need_a_Surge_Protector_for_Charging_Your_Phone%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Do You Need a Surge Protector for Charging Your Phone?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/#A_Surge_Protector_Provides_a_Decent_Defense\" >A Surge Protector Provides a Decent Defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/#You_Dont_%E2%80%9CNeed%E2%80%9D_A_Surge_Protector\" >You Don\u2019t\u00a0\u201cNeed\u201d A Surge Protector<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-you-need-a-surge-protector-for-charging-your-phone\/#Unplug_During_Storms_Too\" >Unplug During Storms, Too<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDo_You_Need_a_Surge_Protector_for_Charging_Your_Phone%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Do You Need a Surge Protector for Charging Your Phone?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-807076\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lightning-bolt-clouds.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A lightning bolt against a cloudy sky.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/lightning-strike-on-dark-cloudy-sky-272185115\">Den Rozhnovsky\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Power surges are rare but potentially devastating events. In addition to damaging large electrical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>liances, your smartphone could be at risk from a power surge too. So should you buy a surge protector for charging over USB?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Surge_Protector_Provides_a_Decent_Defense\"><\/span>A Surge Protector Provides a Decent Defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your smartphone or any USB chargeable device may be at risk of surge damage unless it is adequately protected. Adding a surge protector to your power chain certainly can\u2019t hurt, especially one that is built into a power bank that can protect multiple devices<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of examples of smartphones and tablets being damaged by power surges on the internet, and there are even portable \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>\u201d surge protectors you can use to protect your devices while you\u2019re on the move like this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belkin-3-Outlet-Protector-Electronics-Appliances\/dp\/B00ATZJ5YS?tag=hotoge-20\">Belkin Wall Mount Surge Protector<\/a> with three AC ports and two USB ports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-box  \">\nCompact Surge Protector<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-img \">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belkin-3-Outlet-Protector-Electronics-Appliances\/dp\/B00ATZJ5YS?tag=hotoge-20\" onclick=\"fbq('track', 'Buy Button'); if (fb_t_convert){fb_t_convert();}\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31yEk7KsNFL._SL160_.jpg\" height=\"147px\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not a good idea to plug one surge protector into another, since this may interfere with the surge protection abilities of each device. You also won\u2019t be adding any more protection beyond redundancy (the surge protector with the lowest voltage threshold will do most of the work, with the second providing redundancy).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Dont_%E2%80%9CNeed%E2%80%9D_A_Surge_Protector\"><\/span>You Don\u2019t\u00a0\u201cNeed\u201d A Surge Protector<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t <em>need<\/em> a surge protector in the same way that you don\u2019t <em>need<\/em> device backups or a case for your smartphone. Most people still choose to back up their devices and protect against physical damage, since these things provide added peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true of a surge protector, with the caveat that where you live can change the odds of a power surge by a fair amount. If you get a lot of electrical storms, lightning may cause a devastating power surge that can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/108735\/how-to-survive-a-power-outage-comfortably\/\">knock your whole house out<\/a>. At the same time, malfunctioning electrical equipment on the grid can put anyone at risk of a surge that can do serious damage to unprotected devices.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re concerned about power surges, a whole home surge protector like the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Siemens-FS140-Whole-House-Protection\/dp\/B013WINMK6?tag=hotoge-20\">Siemens FS140<\/a>\u00a0will protect everything plugged into any outlet in your house for only a few hundred dollars. If you can\u2019t install such a device on the mains, cheaper <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/reviews\/the-best-surge-protectors\/\">power strip surge protectors<\/a> can still save your devices.<\/p>\n<p>The fact remains that power surge events can be extremely rare. Many have never experienced one, while others have lost whole homes\u2019 worth of expensive electrical gear, from fridges and computers to their smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unplug_During_Storms_Too\"><\/span>Unplug During Storms, Too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a surge protector (and even if you do and you\u2019re short on outlets), you can still take the simple step of not plugging your devices into the wall during a potential surge event.<\/p>\n<p>The most common of these is an electrical storm, so make sure you <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/2354\/7-great-apps-for-tracking-the-weather\/\">keep one eye on the weather<\/a> and maybe invest in a few USB battery banks for emergency charging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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