Reddit reviews APC P8GT 8 Outlets 120V Power-Saving Home/Office SurgeArrest with Phone Protection

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My brother once called me because he was at a friend's house and having this same problem. After some discussion, I asked him to take a look at the power strip or UPS that everything was plugged into.

Power strips sometimes have a feature where there is a "master" port and a "slave" port. The master is watched for power draw, and when there is no power pulled on the master then the slave is turned off.

The friend had his laptop connected to the master port and his router on the slave port. Every time he turned off his laptop, the power strip would cut power to his router on the slave port.

Example power strip that works like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002K8S2J6

Buy one of these, plug your TV in where it says "Master," and plug your lights in where it says "Controlled by Master." When you turn your TV on, your lights come on.

You need to get a powerstrip with master/slave outlets. Something like the APC P8GT.

Three always-on, One Master, Four Slave/Controlled outlets

No, but you can get a "smart" surge protector. You plug the TV into the "main" or "master" slot, then plug the Roku into one of the "controlled" slots. Then, when you turn off the TV, it will cut power to the Roku a second or so later.

The disadvantage is that the Roku will have to boot up again when you next use it, so it's not as fast as leaving it on.

Edit: I just looked online and I'm seeing a lot of new surge protectors and power strips being called "smart" because they have wifi or voice assistant compatibility; that's not what you want for this. The important feature for you is the "master" and "controlled" outlets.

I don't have experience with these specific models, but these list the features:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D3VPJIA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002K8S2J6
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DP9M3DO
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XDQAC4

> Furman manufacture a sequencer that does exactly this, with three separate timed events in sequence

Another option is a "smart" power strip. They have a current sensor on one outlet and then turn some other outlets on/off. When you switch off the "master" device, a few seconds later it will cut power to the other devices. Some example models:

• Tripp Lite AV88SATG
  
• APC P8GT
  
• Bits Limited SCG-3MVR Smart Strip
  
  I have an older APC model than the above, but they look to be very similar. It has a current sensitivity adjustment for the master outlet, which is nice, although I'd also like some control over the timing.
  
  This approach only gives you the proper power-on sequence, obviously, as it's always reacting to the "master" device, so it can't turn off the audio equipment until after it detects you've turned off the computer.

OK. Cool. I do the same.

So then, connect the AVR to the TV using one of those switching power strips. They're usually marketed as "power saving power strips". With a quick look I found this one on Amazon.ca for C$38.

Another: https://www.amazon.ca/CyberPower-P705G-Energy-Saving-Protector/dp/B01G6VTIDG/

I find that for me, these seem to be a better solution;

APC Power Saving Surge Protector

or

Utilitech Power Saving Surge Protector

There is a set of outlets that are controlled by either your tv or pc and a set that are always on. This is good because you want your tv and game systems and such to be cut off with the tv but you want a dvr to stay on to keep recording shows. Or your monitors and peripherals to turn off with pc but router and modem to stay on.

I bought two of the APC ones on clearance at Best Buy and have saved about 8-10 a month on my power bill. The UT you can buy in store at Lowe's and is essentially the same. I recommend either.

I would suggest something like this for the speed control: http://www.ebay.com/itm/400298584224



There are heaps of different fan speed control options for computers, just adapt one to your needs.



To switch them on you might want something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002K8S2J6?pc_redir=1398262650&robot_redir=1

Like this or this?

http://www.amazon.com/APC-P8GT-Power-Saving-SurgeArrest-Protection/dp/B002K8S2J6

Look for any APC unit that has AT LEAST 1500 J (joules)

With something like this: When you switch on whatever is plugged into the 'master' outlet, the 'slave' outlets switch on as well.

I recycled an old 12V 1A transformer. After cutting the barrel connector I soldered the female half of the fan extension cable that came with one of Noctuas (kept only the black and yellow +12V wires).

Of course you can also buy the whole thing on amazon for $11 but where's the fun!

I then connected the fans power supply to a smart power strip piloted by the ThinkPad charger so, when I shutdown or put the laptop to sleep the external fans (along with my external monitors and audio amplifier) shutdown as well.

You could always buy a master/secondary power bar/surge protector. They are pretty cheap.

>https://www.amazon.com/APC-P8GT-Power-Saving-SurgeArrest-Protection/dp/B002K8S2J6

so would something like this work in your opinion.
http://www.amazon.com/APC-P8GT-Power-Saving-SurgeArrest-Protection/dp/B002K8S2J6

I use a similar power strip to one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002K8S2J6/

It has a "master" socket that turns on whatever is plugged into the "slave" sockets when the device plugged into the master socket is turned on. I have my receiver plugged into the master and my amps and TV plugged into the slave sockets. Everything turns on and off with the receiver. It's simple, cheap, and works great.