Reddit reviews AmazonBasics 6-Outlet, 200 Joule Surge Protector Power Strip, 2 Foot, Black - Pack of 2

A surge protector is NOT a extension cord. If you every work in construction/wood working/work with power tools you will know the necessity to have extension cords.

extensions cords are tend to have a schema of being yellow or orange.

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Vinyl-Outdoor-Electric-Extension/dp/B00OS7ETIA

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1LVQLR/

THATS an extension cords.

https://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-BE112230-08-12-Outlet-Power-Protector/dp/B000J2EN4S

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-6-Outlet-Protector-2-Pack-2-Foot/dp/B014EKQ5AA/

These are surge protectors.

And most extensions cords as not known as surge protectors. They are different.

Does this one? It says 15 amp circuit breaker, but I don't know enough about it to know if that protects overloading the strip.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014EKQ5AA/

Many of the GE brand cheap ones do advertise overload protection. https://www.amazon.com/GE-Indoor-6-Outlet-Grounded-55253/dp/B0007WSJJ0/

I've got you covered fam

you might need this since you only have 1 outlet in your house.

PSUs dont normally have much surge protection - alot of outlets have a little button/switch or writing on it saying 'surge protected'. They are very cheap at the low end and I recommend getting one to provide a little protection. example

cheaper argument is just wrong, you can get 2 for $10 on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014EKQ5AA/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487989808&sr=sr-1&keywords=surge+protector

Por US$ 5 não é filtro de linha, e sim só régua.

Por exemplo, nesse aqui está escrito claramente que é um filtro: https://www.amazon.com/VCT-Universal-Protector-Outlets-Capacity/dp/B000784H4K/ Ele até dá dados técnicos sobre a filtragem, então é um filtro.

Já esse aqui em LUGAR NENHUM do anúncio diz que é filtro: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-6-Outlet-Surge-Protector-2-Pack/dp/B014EKQ5AA/ E as vezes o ANÚNCIO diz que é "Filtro" no título, mas se for na ficha técnica ou no site do fabricante, lá NÃO dirá que é um filtro.

O que mais tem no mundo é régua/T sendo vendido como filtro. Pra ter filtragem precisa muito componente, a montagem manufaturada é demorada, não tem como chegar num custo unitário muito baixo. Pra 3-4 tomadas duvido que dê pra ficar abaixo de US$ 15 nos EUA. Regua/multiplicador é tipo extensor de tomada (Rabicho) ou cabo de força pra fonte ATX, pode custar US$ 1,99 porque é feito no injetor com forma, zero manufatura.

Sounds like you need a different power strip.

I was thinking of buying the following to items and make do. What do you guys think?

Adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K1JQSWS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Surge Protecter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014EKQ5AA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Power strips would be helpful in your situation. Comes with the added benefit of surge protection.

If you have things plugged into a surge protector that could also be a problem point. I should've said that as well.

So if you do have the TV / lights plugged into a surge protector you may want to try a different one as well.

Amazon has a two pack for cheap (can never have enough surge protectors)

Do you happen to know waht could have caused this? I went to sleep with the power supply working completely. I have a new seasonic titanium. I had it plugged into this 200 joule outlet with the rest of the slots with my monitor and other peripherals:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014EKQ5AA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is there any other information I can provide so you could somehow diagnose why this happened?

That's a great question actually. Here's a good example.

Here's a typical home 'surge protector', but they are only rated for 200 joules.

The thing to understand is that surge protectors can protect via several different methods, but the most common is for it to essentially fry the internal protection. You have to think of the rating kind of like the health meter in a video game. If you have a 1,000 joule surge protector, its probably wasted after ten hits of 100 joules.

If you want something that will protect expensive stuff from lightning, you're looking for something with a rating in the multiple thousands of joules. Like here's an example that's rated for 3,330.

Of course, there's more to it if you want to read about amp ratings and such, but that's the quick rundown.

This is why everyone's home router or printer seems to die every time a lightning storm comes around. Because they are plugged into a surge protector that likely had a very low rating, and its been in use for years and years.

/source: Am an IT guy with a computer science degree who routinely has to deal with server rooms and networking equipment that has to be protected.

Nothing against you but i always wonder why people dont buy those 10$ protective power supply again lightning ? Save my computer one time :)

You know something like that => https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014EKQ5AA?psc=1

> Building my first PC and a thought that keeps coming to mind is what surge protector or UPC I should use for it.

Here's a pretty good article describing what surge protection means. Your household strips might be fine but if you want to be safe, actual surge protectors aren't expensive.

I just bought a standing desk and need to have a high powered PC, two monitors, and a high powered laptop on it. I need to have a surge protector (for the 4-5 necessary plugs) on the desk but the surge protector is not long enough to be on the desk and reach our wall outlet. Is it safe to have an extension cord running from the wall to the desk and a surge protector plugged into the extension cord? I will be rendering 3d images/game developing so these computers will be working overtime, including fan usage.

Setup looks like this: http://imgur.com/a/S625C

These are what I am working with:

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-6-Outlet-Surge-Protector-2-Pack/dp/B014EKQ5AA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1486481396&sr=8-8&keywords=extension+cord

https://www.amazon.com/SlimLine-2241-Extension-3-Wire-8-Foot/dp/B000HJDATM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1486481396&sr=8-3&keywords=extension+cord


Edit: Should I use something like this instead of the flat extension cord?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0153T1LSM/ref=twister_B01N1LGN94?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Some power strips have a breaker integrated into the power strip, separate from the one at your electrical panel. Examples (they can be reset via the rocker switch, although sometimes there's a pop-up thing on the strip) -

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006L4F1

Overload protection: 15-amp circuit breaker

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014EKQ5AA

Red "protected" LED indicator light with 15-Amp circuit breaker to signify you are protected

These work fine and you get two. https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-6-Outlet-Surge-Protector-2-Pack/dp/B014EKQ5AA/ref=pd_bxgy_23_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B014EKQ5AA&pd_rd_r=EJVVT7BHD3239W8JGZFT&pd_rd_w=gDhks&pd_rd_wg=7smlD&psc=1&refRID=EJVVT7BHD3239W8JGZFT