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Surge Protector/ Power Strip for Home office recommendations?
Posted on 5/6/19 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/6/19 at 10:36 am
I'd read conflicting ideas that surge protectors are mostly a gimmick as any lightning strike is likely to be too powerful for even the better ones to protect? Is it worth it to buy a higher joule protector? Or just get a cheap one that has like a 200 or 400 Joule rating?
Any recommendations for a fairly basic Home office surge protector power strip?
Any recommendations for a fairly basic Home office surge protector power strip?
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Posted on 5/6/19 at 10:44 am to baldona
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a gimmick as any lightning strike is likely to be too powerful for even the better ones to protect?
A direct hit is going to fry your shite no matter what. But lightning strikes, while the most common, are not the only types of power surge. I just handled a claim last week where a cable tech down the street caused a surge on an entire block. However only a TV and washing machine suffered any damage on this particular claim/home.
I'd only spend some money a better unit if something important needing better protection
Posted on 5/6/19 at 5:13 pm to baldona
Take a look at Furman...numerous models in 15A and 20A and pro and consumer models...they have been cleaning power for 40 years.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 2:09 pm to baldona
Not basic but not too complicated: a distributed approach is best when it comes to surge protection of electronics. A good quality power strip at one end + a basic, outside the panel surge protective device at the incoming electrical panel ( a contractor installs a MOV based panel right next to your power panel that diverts surge, transients, etc) Both can be done for about $1200.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:08 am to baldona
just install a quality one in your electrical panel to cover your whole house and be done with it.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 7:59 pm to baldona
For a basic home office I recommend an APC floor unit, and for extra protection, plug a "surge protector" power strip into that, before plugging in your peripherals.
Or you can turn your house into a Tier-III data center.
Or you can turn your house into a Tier-III data center.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 4:59 pm to baldona
I worked out of a home office for a while, and took two direct lightning strikes.
It blew alot of shite up.
It was a 1940's house that wasn't exactly up to electrical code.
The only thing office-related that got fried was a modem.
It was the only thing not plugged into the surge protector power strip.
I eventually went to the APC "brick" that provides surge protection as well as battery backup power. The second lightning strike did nothing to anything office-related.
It blew alot of shite up.
It was a 1940's house that wasn't exactly up to electrical code.
The only thing office-related that got fried was a modem.
It was the only thing not plugged into the surge protector power strip.
I eventually went to the APC "brick" that provides surge protection as well as battery backup power. The second lightning strike did nothing to anything office-related.
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