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Question:

Do electrical transformers protect the surrounding wires from power surges?

If a power surge from a house shot back towards a transformer, would it ground the charge or bypass the transformer and harm the surrounding wires?

Answer:

No, the transformer itself wouldn't ground it. I don't know if they have some kind of surge protector, by the transformer would just 'pass it on' (most likely blow a fuse if the trannie survived

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