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Surge protector

Post by M's » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:48 am

Can anyone tell me what would be a good surge protector. About half of mine went belly up :doh: last night while I was playing :snipersmile:

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Re: Surge protector

Post by mujo » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:26 am

If you want a expensive one that does an awesome job distributing power evenly:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6882155034

Your hands down best deal that is still good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817106223

Your basic run-of-the-mill power strip:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817106209

Personally...I'd go with the middle one. Not too pricey, and not too cheap (not just per price). The coax in/out is very handy for protecting the power in your coax cable line as well. Worth it in my opinion.
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Post by regis » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:17 am

Make sure you check it's specs too. Most are rated of how much voltage and amperage (I think, or it could be wattage) they can withstand.

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Re: Surge protector

Post by Stevo » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:05 am

I have the second one Mujo posted. It seems to be working pretty well...

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Post by llama_beans » Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:52 am

Would it not be better to get a UPS. That way the voltage is regulated + and -. Plus you get the serge protection as well. You are not really worried about up time so a cheaper one may be a better option. I will admit I haven't looked a surge protectors in a long time because I use UPS' now.

Also I have noticed Furman has released some low cost units that would do the same thing without the UPS function for around $30-$50 bucks. These are rack mount units but they are great units.

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