The Price Of Surge Protector-these Points Are Key

The price of surge protectors varies. What is the reason? What factors affect the price of surge protectors?

1. Different types of surge protectors have different prices

Surge protectors are divided into many types. From the structural principle of nonlinear elements, they can be divided into voltage switching surge protectors, voltage limiting surge protectors, and composite surge protectors; from the use, they can be divided into power surge protectors, signal surge protectors, and antenna surge protectors; from the test level, they can be divided into Class I, Class II, and Class III surge protectors.

Since the raw materials, labor, and technical costs of each type of surge protector are different, the prices are also different. Generally speaking, the price of voltage switching surge protectors is higher than that of voltage limiting surge protectors, and the price of power surge protectors is partially higher than that of signal and antenna surge protectors. The price of Class I test surge protectors is higher than that of Class II and Class III surge protectors.

At the same time, each company's classification of surge protectors will also affect the price of surge protectors. For example, the price of Junhe Electronics' military and flammable and explosive surge protectors is higher than that of civilian surge protectors. Some companies also have surge protectors for specific industries that are more expensive than ordinary surge protectors.

2. Different models of surge protectors have different prices

Surge protectors of the same type are also divided into different models. Due to different protection levels, parameters, and performance, there are some differences in their scientific research costs, raw materials invested, and manufacturing processes, and the prices of finished surge protectors will also be different. For example, the price of the first level of the power surge protector is higher than that of the second level.

3. Surge protectors have different quality and different prices

Different raw materials and production processes of surge protectors will produce surge protectors of different quality. For example, the main raw material of surge protectors, varistors, have many quality levels in the component market, and the corresponding prices are also very different, and their quality is also different; at the same time, there are also great differences in the manufacturing process of surge protectors in the market. Some use glue filling process, and some are directly encapsulated. There will be great differences in their electrical and thermal conductivity, which will also affect their voltage limiting ability, so it will cause different quality, and of course the price will be different. If the raw materials and process are poor, the product quality will be low and the price will be very cheap; if the raw materials are of higher grade and the process is sophisticated, the production skills of the workers will be required to be high, and the labor cost will be higher. Of course, the quality of the products produced will be improved, and the price will be more expensive. This is the so-called "you get what you pay for".

4. The price of imported brands is higher than that of domestic brands

The price of imported brand surge protectors in the lightning protection market is generally higher than that of domestic surge protectors of the same quality. This is because imported brand surge protectors need to pay tariffs, and the price will also be affected by the exchange rate.