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Voltage spike
Voltage spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients (overvoltages) in the electric potential of an circuit. These are typically caused by lightning strikes, although power outages, tripped circuit breakers, short circuits, power transitions in other large equipment on the same power line, and malfunctions caused by the power company can also cause them.
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