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Lightning protection systems. Lightning can easily damage a number of different building materials, and the large electrical currents can cause fires within the interior or even side flashes. Side flashes are small explosions of highly pressurized, super-heated air that occur inside the nooks and crannies of structure materials.
Rickâs answer: Jeannie, the answer to your question is yes. Surge protectors do indeed go bad. But the reason they go bad has more to do with their environment than with their age. The protective components inside surge protectors work by either absorbing over-voltage spikes outright or shunting them to ground.