Thor Quiz – Are you Thor Certified?

How to pick a great surge protector?

Size, colour and weight – the bigger and heavier the better.

Detection speed, Joules or energy absorption rating

Reaction speed, Joules and clamping or let through voltage.

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What is a spike?

A rapid increase in voltage that lasts less than 1 millisecond. Spikes degrade components and shorten their life.

Increase in voltage that lasts longer than 1 millisecond

Increase in voltage that is very, very quick

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What is a surge?

A rapid increase in voltage that lasts longer than 1 millisecond

A rapid increase in voltage that tends to burn or cook sensitive electronics

Both A & B

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What common devices cause spikes, surges and electrical interference?

Air-conditioners, fridges, freezers, pool motors

Light switches, switch mode power supplies, washing machines, vacuum cleaners

Welding machines, compressors and any other motor driven equipment.

All of the above

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What are effects of “dirty power” on our equipment?

Need to purchase screen cleaning product

Blurred picture, pixelation, screen flickering, internet drop outs, slower gaming and movie streaming, “hissing” noise through speakers, “thumping” noise through sub woofer

Robbing system of functioning to its designed performance

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A major point of difference, apart from best in class power protection, in Thor Brand is its differing filter technologies?

True

False

Possibly

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What are the 3 Thor filtering technologies called?

Smart Brain – Good, Better, Best

Smart Brain – Active (Dynamic Active Tracking), Cascade & Passive filtering technologies

Passive, conditioning & "clean" filtering

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What is the difference between the filtering technologies?

Smart Brain – Dynamic Active Tracking filters the greatest frequency range covering approximately 40% more frequencies when compared to other brands.

Smart Brain – Cascade filter “cleans” around 20% less frequencies when compared to Dynamic Active Tracking technology

Smart Brain – Passive filter “cleans” around 20% less frequencies when compared to Cascade filter technology.