These power strips with surge protection guard against harmful power surges in the home‎.‎ Nearby lightning strikes‎,‎ for instance‎,‎ can cause mains voltages to surge‎,‎ damaging connected equipment‎.‎ Even switching on other home electricals – like fluorescent lights with conventional ballasts – can trigger an overvoltage in a home’s entire mains system‎.‎ The AEG PROTECT Basic‎.‎GE series of surge protectors offers an effective safeguard against these kinds of voltage spikes‎.‎The surge protectors have five outlets for standard grounded power plugs‎,‎ plus one or two wider‎-spaced outlets designed to accommodate larger power adapters‎.‎ The surge protectors include filters to suppress high‎-frequency interference voltages‎.‎ To prevent tangled cables‎,‎ they are also fitted with a cord management bracket at one end‎.‎ Two LEDs indicate whether the power is on and surge protection is active‎.‎ The power switch enables the mains supply to connected equipment to be cut off‎.‎