Abstract: A system for registering a malfunction in telecommunications equipment comprises a protective device including a terminal connector pin and a ground pin connected to ground. The system also includes a housing member for housing the protective device, the housing member including a conductive member attached thereto. A main failsafe switch connects the terminal connector pin to ground through the ground pin in the event of an overvoltage, while an alarm switch connects the conductive member attached to the housing member to ground in the event of the overvoltage. An overvoltage sensitive member contacts both the main failsafe switch and the alarm switch, and retracts both the main failsafe switch and the alarm switch while in a normal operating state of the telecommunications equipment. The overvoltage sensitive member releases both switches in the event of the overvoltage.