Whats a decent surge protector

roachyuk · 31 May 2011 at 17:46

ive been using those master plug ones just wondering if there is better ones out there that people recommend thanks

jbloggs · 31 May 2011 at 20:01

I use the Belkin Surgemaster...

andy_mk3 · 31 May 2011 at 20:06

jbloggs said:
I use the Belkin Surgemaster...

+1

Mines dark grey

olivier renault · 31 May 2011 at 20:39

I have one as well, salvaged from work. Difficult to compare, one of the feature of surge protectors is being invisible, but so far so good.

I like the rotating sockets. When you have 8 or so devices all with random orientations it's quite useful.

roachyuk · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:36

Can it be ermmm lol put screws on the wall and hook it on ?

DennisMenace · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:05

roachyuk said:
Can it be ermmm lol put screws on the wall and hook it on ?

Just whack a few 6-inch nails through it, that should support it fine.

PS My lawyer has suggested that I point out that the above comment was a joke, and should not be taken seriously. If in doubt, contact a qualified electrician.

panyan · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:10

the best way to tell how good a surge protector is to compare the payout money

i.e. i have the belkin linked above and it was rated for £175,000 (the money they would pay up to if the surge was more powerful than it could handle

i then bought two from MasterPlug Performance series that were rated to £500,000 - i use these more often - they must have a better surge tolerance

Buchanan0204 · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:15

panyan said:
the best way to tell how good a surge protector is to compare the payout money

i.e. i have the belkin linked above and it was rated for £175,000 (the money they would pay up to if the surge was more powerful than it could handle

i then bought two from MasterPlug Performance series that were rated to £500,000 - i use these more often - they must have a better surge tolerance

haha... that's one way of looking at it. I'm sure I've Belkin ones with £1,000,000 before. Their networking gear is absolute guff... I personally use two of their surge protectors so hopefully I'll never need to find out if their any good.

I wonder if anyone has actually ever been paid out from one of these. Guaranteed they would fine a loophole and blame everything else on it.

andy_mk3 · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:17

olivier renault said:
I like the rotating sockets. When you have 8 or so devices all with random orientations it's quite useful.

Fantastic for bulky power adapters

roachyuk said:
Can it be ermmm lol put screws on the wall and hook it on ?

Yes it's got two slots in the back for screws

panyan · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:17

Buchanan0204 said:
I wonder if anyone has actually ever been paid out from one of these. Guaranteed they would fine a loophole and blame everything else on it.

true, but i still think it is a valid way of comparing the quality

yeah, you can get business ones that go into stupid money - but they are expensive - my Masterplug ones were £18 each about 4 years ago

roachyuk · 2 Jun 2011 at 11:15

so the belkin one it is...thanks guys.

pv123 · 2 Jun 2011 at 11:25

Just get an insurance and a cheap surge protector thats what I did.