Inner Range 995041 RS-485 LAN Surge Diverter

The RS-485 LAN Surge Diverter is designed to connect to any LAN input on the Inner Range Integriti or Inception range of Controllers and Modules; the module must have a nearby “Protective Earth” connection for the Surge Diverter

Sources of electrical surges are numerous. The most common is a nearby lightning strike, which will affect nearby data lines through induction. Industrial transient surges are also significant because they are man-made disturbances, caused by switching large power loads such as lighting systems, the start-up of electric motors or industrial welders.

Surge Protectors limit the transient Voltage to a level that is safe for the equipment they protect, by conducting the large surge current safely to ground.