Melt on surge protector

[jagpot]

I have a watchdog search protector and noticed that there was a slightly melted side on the shore side. Electrically it checks out fine the green lights all still come on. Does that mean that it picked up a surge on the shore side and it did its job? Do you suggest getting another one? It seems to work fine.

 

[osuallen]

If it stopped a surge, the surge module would be used up and you would have the appropriate error. More likely is you had a bad connection and a medium to high load and the plug got too hot and cooked it. could have been corrosion or debris on either the male or female side of the connection. A photo would be helpful to show the damage.