Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions What type of outlet strip do you use?

Currently, I use a standard computer outlet strip (30$ 5yrs. old) for my 7 components, should I upgrade to a monster cable outlet strip? And with or without line conditioning? (or is line conditioning another one of those things, say, like.......isolation pads.)

What type of outlet strip do you use? (brand/model helpful)
And, is more joules the better? (need 8 outlets)

InTune

I don't give much credit to these things improving sound, but I do know that I want my gear protected from power surges, and the such. From my investigations that lead me to believe that you want a non-MOV based protection unit like this.

I'll be getting one myself soon.

I got a spikemaster sm-BB8S from Rat Shack in Canada for $20 on sale. It has 8 outlets, phone line, Video line, Surge protector indicator, and ground fault indicator. 1455 Joules capacity. Made by recoton I believe. Not expensive but good for the price I believe.

Tune, I don't use any on audio or video equpment. Computers are far more susceptible to harm from power surges, etc. Yes, line conditioning is like....isolation pads in regard to usefulness. Audio engineers are fully aware of the power that their designs will work with and the transformer, rectifiers and filter capacitors in the power supply section of the amplifiers of competently designed equipment "clean" the power so that no further "conditioning" of what comes through the power cord is necessary.

Audio equipment can also withstand surges of up to a thousand volts or so. Much larger overloads, say 5,000 volts or more which could possibly result from lightning will burn through the power cord and never reach the equipment(less protection would be available if a special "quality" power cord has been bought). There are possible situations in which a surge from a lightning strike which could damage the equipment would make it through and an inexpensive surge suppressor such as you have now might help. I've never had any problem and my view would be that if a lightning strike destroyed my equipment, that would just be God's way of telling me that it's time to upgrade.

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"...if a lightning strike destroyed my equipment, that would just be God's way of telling me that it's time to upgrade."

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I'm on the floor, John

Damn!!! I've already used the "God told me to upgrade" excuse!

Mark

Yeah Jack, I can't worry about stuff like that. Now whether we get Gallery, or Winslow, or Taylor. or..., that's what worries me.

Tell me you're a Browns fan????????????????????

I have a moderately priced RCA power strip I got at BB for about $40. It's supposed to have surge protection, but 99% of the rationale for getting it was simply needing to plug in lots of stuff at one location.

Mark

Jack, that's also confidential information, but I will say that when I cut my finger a while ago, I bled orange and brown. In addition, during my audience with the Pope he revealed that God was a big Browns fan.