11. Selecting LV Power Line SPDs · Page 4 of 7
Setting a Target Up
Tie Up to the equipment you are protecting.

Start from equipment
Identify the impulse withstand of the most sensitive downstream equipment (or use conservative category assumptions).
Apply margin
Select SPD Up comfortably below that withstand, then verify installed lead lengths will not erase the margin.
Multi-stage
If one device cannot achieve the target at the load, add a coordinated downstream stage.
