If your camping and your site has a long surge in high power, does this shut down to be protected? Do all surge protectors have this option?
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1) It has surge protection at 2040 joules http://www.p3international.com/manuals/p4330_manual.pdf and the clamp voltage of 359 is good. It is very good as surge protectors go http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/surge-protector7.htm . Now personally I use mine to only see power usage to get awareness of how things suck up power. I DO NOT like surge protectors because their clamp voltage is too high in my opinion. Really good surge protectors cost about 200+. Pretty good UPS's cost about the same. UPS's are faaaaaaaaaaar better if you have sensitive equipment. For camping you are fine. If at home on your entertainment system - use a UPS from APC. The clip voltage is 127 (settable) rather than 350 which burns up equipment. UPS does surge better, clipping better, switches during brown outs, and my BRS1500 for my flat screen runs longer than 20 min during a power failure while also running my dish network and my wireless phone.
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I've been thinking about my response, and the gentleman that posted contact informatio for Tripp-Lite is the best response. Think I need to do more research myself. I've used these protectors on electronics for fear of utility voltage spikes and close lightning strikes. My kitchen appliances, AC, PC are all protected by them. They are massively constructed. Fortunarely I have a wood furnace with no electronics, but I do keep the refrigerator, microwave, coffe pot and electronic range operating on a genset. Contact Tripp-Lite and also research as much as you can.
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In case people ever come back to read this, you should NEVER connect a surge protector into any surge protected UPS. This is because it causes a ground loop in the wiring, in which the smaller surge protector is constantly triggered into thinking there is a power outage, ever though there isn't one. What this does is causes power spiking across the entire power strip, which can damage the UPS, your connected devices, and errors across your devices due to lower than optimal power ratings. Buy non-surge protected power strips if you need more ports for your UPS.
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That is a excellent question. I assumed that they are since the surge would come from the AC 120 volt source at the outlet. I would think that the surge would hit the protection first before it could pass through the outlets. The JOULES rating of the device is not very high in the first place so the protection is minimal but is better than none at all. I purchased it because the prongs for the outlet fold up into the back and makes a nice compact package. The USB chargers work great also. I run my WIFI hot spot off one of the USB ports continually. Mediabridge makes excellent products. A really good surge protector would not be very portable and is bulky. The higher the JOULES rating the larger the protector and the higher the cost. Sorry for rambling but surge protection is a long complicated topic. Harold
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That is a power switch. As far as I know it offers no protection from a power surge.
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No.Even if you would modify this unit to fit (NOT recommended) it would not protect anything because there would be no ground on the unit. And even if you modify your outlets, AGAIN, it would NOT protect the equipment because there is NO GROUND connected. Why not purchase a cheaper unit that just distributes electricity but does not protect from surges.
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I use the power line and it works.... But I don't think you are supposed to use it with surge protectors... I found some of my wall outlets work better than others... In terms of performance... I get good internet speed but only get 4MB/sec when transferring files in network
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If you have a connection through you breaker box that would be your circuit protection. If you are getting your power directly from the generator use a good quality surge strip ( if I was connecting directly from the generator). It's a great unit. I have my generator connected directly into the house circuits and to save wattage I replaced all of my light bulbs through out the house with LED bulbs
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Yes, the surge protector will still work (although double check the surge protector's warranty coverage to be sure that you don't void it by using one, if that's an issue). The only potential issue is that if you plug too many things into a single socket you may trip a circuit breaker if you are attempting to draw too much power.
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David, I will need to disagree with Chris on the surge protection issue. By my experience, I would say that a surge can cause damage to hardware up the CAT5/CAT6 line from the NETGEAR Powerline (The XAVB2501 to be exact). All of my equipment was surge protected except the XAVB2501 as it was recommended not to use surge protection on these. After a large storm one of my Powerlines was non-operational and the Cisco switch I had the Powerline linked with was also toast. The switch had been powered though a surge protector that had many other devices attached to it. All the other devices on that protector were fine. Could there be another cause for my switching being toasted that night? Perhaps, but being a resident of a rather stormy area of the united states I've always kept my electronics surged protected and I've never had anything release its magic smoke until this. The odds seem unlikely that the switch could be fried by anything other than the one device that was not surge protected, the Powerline XAVB2501. My thoughts, Noah P.
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When switched off, no power gets to your appliance, so I cannot see how a power surge would effect the appliance. However, the Belkin switch may be *fried* after a power surge.
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Yes . Operational failure resulting from a power surge while properlyconnected to a surge protector. You may be asked to provide Yoursurge protector for examination
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All the other answers I believe are the best answers you can get. I think All surge protectors are one and done after a major surge. I would check manufacturers specs.
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I know this won't be helpful, but if it monitors power usage and finds nothing is in use, maybe it does. Even when it's plugged in the surge protector uses power. Unplug everything and see if it powers down.
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I didn't have one. Sounds more like a power strip to me. I had the same equipment, each on its own adapter, outlet. I didn't have surge protection, it an was fine but could have been luck of the draw. If you want added peace of mind, then get it.
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Patricia, I am afraid I am not tech minded enough to give you a for sure answer about this, but my computer guy said that because I had a good deal of electrical items I would do well to get this power saving device. Actually it is a surge protector which allows the appliances (ie: computer, monitor, adding machine, electric pencil sharpner, computer speakers, printer, routers, and phone) from being damaged during a power surge or outage. If the electricity goes out then the battery will still allow you to use the computer for a short time until it looses it's charge. That is basically all the computer tech told me but I can't see why it would not work on either Mac's or PC's. Hope this helps. Patricia, I am afraid I am not tech minded enough to give you a for sure answer about this, but my computer guy said that because I had a good deal of electrical items I would do well to get this power saving device. Actually it is a surge protector which allows the appliances (ie: computer, monitor, adding machine, electric pencil sharpner, computer speakers, printer, routers, and phone) from being damaged during a power surge or outage. If the electricity goes out then the battery will still allow you to use the computer for a short time until it looses it's charge. That is basically all... » Read More Patricia, I am afraid I am not tech minded enough to give you a for sure answer about this, but my computer guy said that because I had a good deal of electrical items I would do well to get this power saving device. Actually it is a surge protector which allows the appliances (ie: computer, monitor, adding machine, electric pencil sharpner, computer speakers, printer, routers, and phone) from being damaged during a power surge or outage. If the electricity goes out then the battery will still allow you to use the computer for a short time until it looses it's charge. That is basically all the computer tech told me but I can't see why it would not work on either Mac's or PC's. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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i don't think it is a surge protector. it does act like a circuit breaker and shuts off when it gets too hot. you'd really need to ask the manufacturer about surge protection.