michalrz
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I remembered another thing about surge protectors.its buried under my desk, it seems ok, even though i know i should have better...
cyberpowers used to be cheap crap, they have come a long way since the '00s. APC is what i usually recommend too.
There should be one of those neon-like bulbs that basically signal the fact the surge protection is still "good". I have one like that in the protector to which I have my UPS plugged into.
Once that light goes out, it means the surge protection is now compromised and needs servicing.
Attaching a photo of mine. Sorry for the quality, it's, like yours, stuck under a desk somewhere. The bigger light is your typical rocker on/off switch, and the small red eye is the supposed "protection good". I'm not 100% trusting it, however, because that surge protector is way old, and they typically don't last as long before becoming dumb power strips.