“Confound that brutish electronic contraption!” Perhaps that’s what one or two Victorians shouted when they confronted a problem still facing people throughout the world—the failure of electrical equipment.
Consider the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. In Tom Standage’s outstanding historical book, The Victorian Internet, he writes that the cable spanned across the Atlantic from United States to Europe and was met with celebrations on both sides of the Ocean. President James Buchanan and Queen Victoria used it to communicate with one another; books, newspapers, and even churches praised the cable as one of the great triumphs of human history. It was a landmark invention beloved by people across the world—until it stopped working altogether within a month of its completion.
According to Standage, the failure created a public outcry. The revolutionary cable had ceased to fulfill its purpose, due in large part to poor management, manufacturing, and design—that is, the Victorians saw that even technological wonders aren’t immune from harm.
Unfortunately, today’s electrical devices aren’t immune, either. Sure, modern technology has come a long way since Queen Victoria’s rule, but problems still occur for a variety of reasons. This can be especially frustrating for your clients who rely on electrical equipment for their day-to-day operations. Accounting for some of these electrical problems are power anomalies—hazards that negatively impact electrical equipment.
Here are a few types of power anomalies that can negatively affect your clients:
• Lightning strikes • Faulty wiring • Electromagnetic interference • Internal and external surges
Like the Victorians, our clients like their equipment best when it’s reliable—safeguarding from power anomalies is one way you can ensure this is the case for the products you sell them. Companies like ESP/SurgeX make equipment that can protect your clients’ devices, allowing them to perform tasks like calling Europe (or even the Queen)—without the confounded disruptions.
