Power Conditioners and Electricity Surges

In South Africa it is absolutely essential to understand our Electricity Surges and the importance of Power Conditioners, we are heavily reliant on receiving our electricity from one sole service provider, Eskom and plagued with the problem of massive lightning strikes…

FACT: On average every square km of South African highveld and Natal receives 7 direct lightning strikes per annum.

FACT: Statistics prove that as much as 80% of problems on electronic equipment are associated, directly or indirectly, with lightning and overvoltage surges.

FACT: A direct or indirect lightning strike within a 1,5km radius of your home or office can generate as much as 120 million volts and up to 180 000 Amps, sending lethal surges ripping through power cables and telephone lines. The core temperature of a lightning strike is as high as 20 000 deg C or five times as hot as the surface of the sun.

FACT: The Highveld region of South Africa and Lesotho have amongst the highest lightning strikes per square km per annum in the world.

OUR SOLE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIER:

In South Africa, we are heavily reliant on receiving our electricity from one sole service provider, Eskom. In many parts of the country, we are also plagued with the problem of massive lightning strikes.

Anyone that has invested in any kind of audio and video equipment or various systems need to seriously consider power conditioning devices.