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Es uno de los mejores supresores de picos del mundo!! Lo comprè porque leì la reseña en una pàgina que hace muchos anàlisis y pruebas sobre productos de este tipo y mencionaban que era el mejor. La verdad es una excelente compra ya que se nota claramente la calidad del producto y pues funciona de maravilla. No hace ruidos a comparaciòn a otros y hace su trabajo de forma excelente. Todos deberìamos conectar nuestros equipos a este tipo de dispositivos ya que la corriente elèctrica en Mèxico no es muy buena que digamos y esto nos ayuda a que nuestros aparatos mantengan un mayor tiempo de vida. Hasta el momento no tengo comentarios negativos sobre el producto.
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★★★★★
Zodoz –
I have 2 bought in 2008. I use most or all ports, otherwise there are cheaper versions of the APC-11 that say, don’t have telephone or network jacks.
Pros spaced sockets for wall wart supplies, so you don’t block adjacent sockets doors on sockets for child proofing Flat profile Comes with cables and ties to organize cables heavy and quality construction UL approved for safety and performance LED notify unit works, or has faults recessed off/on switch: prevents accidental actuation circuit breaker No interference or signal attenuation from the coax, phone or Ethernet line APC honors its warranty; 15 years after purchase, one PER7 I had blew. APC took 5 minutes to take my claim and sent me a new PER7 before I shipped my old one back to them. APC SurgeArrest Personal 7 Outlet 120V – 461144 They did not ask for a receipt, which I neither had or could find being so long ago.
Cons The rectangular shape becomes bulky when its populated with plugs, so an SPD behind a desk tends to jut out more than pure strip design You have to look at the LEDs to know if its no longer protecting your device LED lights only if the main power line blows; should the phone, Internet, or cable lines cease working there is no indicator, but the likelihood of that blowing alone is low and no other SPDs brands have indicators either Not gigabit Ethernet certified, so it may not work with high speed networks
How I tested SPDs
Surge protectors work like fuses, they ‘self destruct’ but protect your gear, so its impossible to test full protective capability or fire resistance without destroying the surge protector.
I disassemble SPDs to decipher the schematic and check construction quality.
I tested 4 faults: current overload, current excess, ground fault and voltage protection rating.
APCs were the only ones to consistently pass all tests for any model spanning ~ 15 years. Some brands failed tests, were built badly or were inconsistent; one test item was good, while another exact same model was bad. The best bang for buck protector I’ve encountered is APC’s Performance series.
Old designs, particularly from the 1990s, are potential fire hazards. This year, APC recalled c2003 PER and NET models that use an older design. I removed the surge circuits of my older SPDs to to turn them into simple power strips.
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★★★★★
Fredy Alvarado –
RECOMIENDO MUCHO ESTE PRODUCTO. El material es muy bueno, hace justicia a la marca, que es una de las mejores que he usado personalmente. el protector de sobrepicos para el telefono y el cable coaxial es muy bueno. Los contactos y protecciones son buenos y muy faciles de manejar
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★★★★★
Christian Alejandro ☠️ –
Esta es una de esas compras que uno hace más que nada por necesidad y no por gusto. Me ví en la necesidad de adquirir este protector de corriente porque el otro que tengo es de 4 salidas y requiero de uno con mayor capacidad para mis aparatos adicionales. Escogí este protector y modelo en particular ya que cuenta con 11 entradas, protección para linea de datos (DSL) y teléfono, protección para entrada coaxial (útil para usuarios que contratan cable o servicio de TV satelital) y protección para linea de datos por medio de conexion a ethernet. Yo en lo personal haré uso de la protección de la linea de tel/DSL (mi proveedor de internet es Telmex) y de la protección de entrada coaxial (mi TV está conectada a una antena exterior) ya que las descargas eléctricas que pueden arruinar tus aparatos no vienen solo de las lineas eléctricas tradicionales. Es muy posible que las descargas eléctricas que se generan durante una tormenta eléctrica también lleguen a tus aparatos por medio de esos medios y pues no me quiero arriesgar jeje. Telmex no realiza sus instalaciones de linea de cobre aterrizadas (al menos en mi zona) y pues la antena exterior que tengo conectada a mi TV sería un excelente conductor de carga electrica que terminaria en TV 🙁 No utilizaré la entrada de protección de cable de datos ethernet ya que no existe linea alguna que ingresa a mi casa desde el exterior.
-Con el protector vienen 3 cables a utilizar: el cable ethernet CAT-5, un cable telefónico y un tercer cable coaxial que es requerido utilizarlo si harás uso de la protección para esa entrada. Viene con su instructivo para uso correcto y garantía.
-El protector te indica 3 estados por medio de luces LED; el LED verde se prende cuando el aparato está funcionando normalmente y está protegiendo tus aparatos. La luz amarilla se prende en caso de haber una sobrecarga y la LED roja se prende cuando hay algún problema con el cableado eléctrico de tu hogar. En mi caso la LED roja se prende porque no todos los enchufes de mi casa están conectados a tierra. Es algo que tendré resolver en el futuro. Tengo mi linea de Telmex conectada y no he notado interferencia alguna con mi servicio ni perdida de velocidad pero estoy 100% más tranquilo sabiendo que por ese medio ya no ingresará corriente que pueda dañar mis aparatos al igual que por el cable coaxial de mi antena de exterior.
-El protector está construido de plástico rigido resistente y viene con paneles deslizables en cada enchufe para evitar que se meta el polvo o pelusa dentro de ellos. El cable que va a la pared es bastante largo y muy grueso pero NO recomiendo que se alargue con una extensión ya que puede que la extensión no sea la indicada para la carga de energía requerida para el funcionamiento adecuado del protector. El protector no hace ruido y los espacios para conectar los aparatos son los adecuados por si llegas a tener de esos eliminadores bultosos que ocupan mucho espacio. En mi caso tengo conectada mi TV, mi PS4 Pro, mi sistema de audio Logitech, mi modem de Telmex, un switch de red, mi PC y mi unidad de DVR y ha funcionado de maravilla.
No puedo recomendar lo suficiente un protector de corriente para tus aparatos; aún cuando no hayan tormentas eléctricas frecuentes en tu área las fluctuaciones de corriente pueden arruinar tus aparatos. Espero y mi opinión le haya servido de algo a alguien. Gracias por leerme, ¡saludos!
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★★★★★
Steve L. –
Fortunately, most of us will never need to find out how well our surge protectors actually work. Instead, we must put our faith in the warranty offered and the connected equipment insurance provided. However, I can’t tell you how many times I have read horror stories in reviews about how APC, or Tripp-Lite, or some other company has stiffed their customer by refusing to pay, once they’ve examined the equipment. Far too often, the bitter review left behind even explains WHY the customer didn’t get their money. As an example, I can recall one such review for this very surge protector in which the customer admitted that, although their cable box was plugged into the surge protector, the cable connection itself was not. That’s a bit like blaming your seatbelt for failing to protect you when driving drunk.
This is certainly not the highest rated surge protector, but it does have all of the connections necessary to provide protection for your equipment, if connected properly. In addition to 11 power outlets, there’s a connection for coax cable, one for your phone line and one for your computer network. In order for these to be effective, however, they need to be used. It’s not enough to plug in every single component in your entertainment system to this device if the your cable isn’t plugged into this device before connecting to your cable box, if your phone line doesn’t pass through this device before connecting to your fax machine, and if your home network doesn’t pass through here on the way to your router. A lightening strike can enter on any set of wires entering your home – not just on the power line – and once it enters through a single piece of equipment, from there it can spread to every other connected piece of equipment, frying the electronics in all of them.
I noted that one of the ratings made note of a loss of cable signal using this surge protector. I’m using mine on an unamplified indoor antenna without any degradation of signal. It’s possible that your own cable company may be the issue, as some of them rely on two-way communication with the cable box, which may not work well with ANY surge protector. I’ve seen complaints with other surge protectors that ethernet performance may be slowed down as well, but few of us have broadband connections that are fast enough where this would matter anyway. Unfortunately APC and Tripp-Lite do not publish this information, making it very difficult to know if a particular surge protector will work in a particular setting. In my experience, this surge protector works perfectly well with Verizon FiOS.
There are a couple of other things I would like to bring up for those trying to decide on the purchase of this particular surge protector. Home networks can be quite extensive and a TV in the bedroom can easily serve as the entry point for a surge that effects your connected refrigerator. Long runs of wire can serve as an antenna, picking up a nearby lightening strike and sending it through your home network. The bottom line is that you need surge protection for every piece of connected equipment. Each point of entry to your equipment, be it an entertainment unit, a computer, a refrigerator or a router, needs it’s own protection, even from your own home network. Most surge protectors are rated in Joules, but that only measures how much power they can absorb over their lifetimes before they fail. The important specifications are clamping voltage and response time, both of which should be as low as possible. In that regard, this APC surge protector is adequate for most home applications.
Finally, a word about voltage conditioning, which can be just as important as protection from lightening strikes. If you live in a single family house of fairly recent vintage, you probably don’t need to worry much about this and surge protectors such as this one are fine for your needs. On the other hand, if your wiring is more than 30 or 40 years old, or if you live in an apartment building, you definitely need more than a surge protector. For example, if your neighbor down the hall flips on their 1000 watt amplifier at the same time that the upstairs neighbor turns on their oven and that your air conditioning cycles on, you’re likely to experience a momentary drop in line voltage. For a lot of computers, that can be a problem – a BIG problem. Over time, the data on your hard drive or SSD will be corrupted. A power line conditioner, which is a surge protector with added circuitry to protect against transient changes in line voltage, will protect you against damage from these transients. However, they do so at a cost of what can be a few hundred dollars a piece. If you are going to spend that kind of money to protect your computers, you might as well get an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), particularly if your area is prone to power outages. A UPS will not only protect you against voltage fluctuations, but it will shut your computer down gracefully in the event of a prolonged power outage. Buyer beware, though – a lot of UPS’s use a simulated sine wave output that for a computer is worse than having nothing. You need to buy a UPS with a pure sine wave output – they cost more than twice as much, but can help to save your data, particularly if you haven’t invested in cloud-based backup.
If you’re wondering why someone who’s obviously computer savvy is using such a simple surge protector, let me explain. CyberPower warns agains connecting a laser printer to any of their UPS units. Indeed, the warranty is void if one attempts to do so. My wife and I live in a high-rise building with old wiring, so we’re not about to be without our UPS’s. We both have multi-function laser printers and for these, the APC surge protector is perfect. The printers have connections to power, the telephone line and our home network. The APC surge protector provides protection for all of these.
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★★★★★
Christian Alejandro ☠️ –
I bought originally to have a few extra outlets at my overloaded computer outlet. Most things are only part time use and it averages 620 watts use. But I digress, I purchased it to make extra space on my outlet bar. After purchasing a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) I decided to use it for the entertainment stand in our home gym. I wanted to use a new outlet that was further out of the way that I have never once used before, and to my amusement, I noticed that nothing worked on it and the red “faulty building wiring” light was on. Turns out the neutral and the hot were swapped. I would have probably never known unless I had purchased this and went to use it on this outlet.
I love that this bar has 11 outlets. For that many, it has a small footprint and doesn’t take up much space. There are holes on the back for mounting on surfaces as well.
Overall, great purchase. Lots of outlets. Offers great protection and has a few really good features.
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★★★★★
Albertan –
This works so well, after purchasing 1 a few months ago, I ordered a second one for a different room.
Perfect space for 11 devices and the main plug does not get hot like others I have tried in the past.
Have experienced one power outage since purchasing the first one and thankfully, everything plugged in was not affected.
We use this plug for out major devices like tv, computers, cellphone chargers etc. I highly recommend it. It’s a bit on the bulky side but fits great behind our furniture so it is not seen but easily accessible.
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The Wandering Tech Guy –
It’s fair to say that the APC surge protector is quite expensive compared to other protectors of this size. This protector has quality to match, however.
The indicator lights in traffic light colors are not just for show: an overload and wiring fault indication is especially helpful when you are dealing with a large surge protector, where large amount of wattage is drawn and any mistakes with wiring or overloading the circuit can be very dangerous. It is not going to substitute your local electrician, but great feature to include nevertheless.
The individual receptacles of this unit will be a bit stiff when you try to plug something in, which is also another great design consideration: stiff receptacles makes it more unlikely for a plug to be unintentionally removed, and it will allow the surge protector to handle more insertion/removal cycles before the receptacle becomes significantly worn.
The swiveling cord from the unit helps greatly with cable management and placement of the surge protector. The surge protector itself seems sturdy. Dust covers are a welcome inclusion as well.
Overall, if you have a lot of devices to deal with and want to find a good quality surge protector, this APC surge protector is a very good option. Its safety features is especially helpful for its size, and the design is very good.
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Albertan –
Es uno de los mejores supresores de picos del mundo!! Lo comprè porque leì la reseña en una pàgina que hace muchos anàlisis y pruebas sobre productos de este tipo y mencionaban que era el mejor.
La verdad es una excelente compra ya que se nota claramente la calidad del producto y pues funciona de maravilla. No hace ruidos a comparaciòn a otros y hace su trabajo de forma excelente. Todos deberìamos conectar nuestros equipos a este tipo de dispositivos ya que la corriente elèctrica en Mèxico no es muy buena que digamos y esto nos ayuda a que nuestros aparatos mantengan un mayor tiempo de vida.
Hasta el momento no tengo comentarios negativos sobre el producto.
Zodoz –
I have 2 bought in 2008. I use most or all ports, otherwise there are cheaper versions of the APC-11 that say, don’t have telephone or network jacks.
Pros
spaced sockets for wall wart supplies, so you don’t block adjacent sockets
doors on sockets for child proofing
Flat profile
Comes with cables and ties to organize cables
heavy and quality construction
UL approved for safety and performance
LED notify unit works, or has faults
recessed off/on switch: prevents accidental actuation
circuit breaker
No interference or signal attenuation from the coax, phone or Ethernet line
APC honors its warranty; 15 years after purchase, one PER7 I had blew. APC took 5 minutes to take my claim and sent me a new PER7 before I shipped my old one back to them. APC SurgeArrest Personal 7 Outlet 120V – 461144 They did not ask for a receipt, which I neither had or could find being so long ago.
Cons
The rectangular shape becomes bulky when its populated with plugs, so an SPD behind a desk tends to jut out more than pure strip design
You have to look at the LEDs to know if its no longer protecting your device
LED lights only if the main power line blows; should the phone, Internet, or cable lines cease working there is no indicator, but the likelihood of that blowing alone is low and no other SPDs brands have indicators either
Not gigabit Ethernet certified, so it may not work with high speed networks
How I tested SPDs
Surge protectors work like fuses, they ‘self destruct’ but protect your gear, so its impossible to test full protective capability or fire resistance without destroying the surge protector.
I disassemble SPDs to decipher the schematic and check construction quality.
I tested 4 faults: current overload, current excess, ground fault and voltage protection rating.
APCs were the only ones to consistently pass all tests for any model spanning ~ 15 years. Some brands failed tests, were built badly or were inconsistent; one test item was good, while another exact same model was bad. The best bang for buck protector I’ve encountered is APC’s Performance series.
Old designs, particularly from the 1990s, are potential fire hazards. This year, APC recalled c2003 PER and NET models that use an older design. I removed the surge circuits of my older SPDs to to turn them into simple power strips.
Fredy Alvarado –
RECOMIENDO MUCHO ESTE PRODUCTO. El material es muy bueno, hace justicia a la marca, que es una de las mejores que he usado personalmente. el protector de sobrepicos para el telefono y el cable coaxial es muy bueno. Los contactos y protecciones son buenos y muy faciles de manejar
Christian Alejandro ☠️ –
Esta es una de esas compras que uno hace más que nada por necesidad y no por gusto. Me ví en la necesidad de adquirir este protector de corriente porque el otro que tengo es de 4 salidas y requiero de uno con mayor capacidad para mis aparatos adicionales.
Escogí este protector y modelo en particular ya que cuenta con 11 entradas, protección para linea de datos (DSL) y teléfono, protección para entrada coaxial (útil para usuarios que contratan cable o servicio de TV satelital) y protección para linea de datos por medio de conexion a ethernet.
Yo en lo personal haré uso de la protección de la linea de tel/DSL (mi proveedor de internet es Telmex) y de la protección de entrada coaxial (mi TV está conectada a una antena exterior) ya que las descargas eléctricas que pueden arruinar tus aparatos no vienen solo de las lineas eléctricas tradicionales. Es muy posible que las descargas eléctricas que se generan durante una tormenta eléctrica también lleguen a tus aparatos por medio de esos medios y pues no me quiero arriesgar jeje. Telmex no realiza sus instalaciones de linea de cobre aterrizadas (al menos en mi zona) y pues la antena exterior que tengo conectada a mi TV sería un excelente conductor de carga electrica que terminaria en TV 🙁
No utilizaré la entrada de protección de cable de datos ethernet ya que no existe linea alguna que ingresa a mi casa desde el exterior.
-Con el protector vienen 3 cables a utilizar: el cable ethernet CAT-5, un cable telefónico y un tercer cable coaxial que es requerido utilizarlo si harás uso de la protección para esa entrada.
Viene con su instructivo para uso correcto y garantía.
-El protector te indica 3 estados por medio de luces LED; el LED verde se prende cuando el aparato está funcionando normalmente y está protegiendo tus aparatos. La luz amarilla se prende en caso de haber una sobrecarga y la LED roja se prende cuando hay algún problema con el cableado eléctrico de tu hogar. En mi caso la LED roja se prende porque no todos los enchufes de mi casa están conectados a tierra. Es algo que tendré resolver en el futuro.
Tengo mi linea de Telmex conectada y no he notado interferencia alguna con mi servicio ni perdida de velocidad pero estoy 100% más tranquilo sabiendo que por ese medio ya no ingresará corriente que pueda dañar mis aparatos al igual que por el cable coaxial de mi antena de exterior.
-El protector está construido de plástico rigido resistente y viene con paneles deslizables en cada enchufe para evitar que se meta el polvo o pelusa dentro de ellos. El cable que va a la pared es bastante largo y muy grueso pero NO recomiendo que se alargue con una extensión ya que puede que la extensión no sea la indicada para la carga de energía requerida para el funcionamiento adecuado del protector.
El protector no hace ruido y los espacios para conectar los aparatos son los adecuados por si llegas a tener de esos eliminadores bultosos que ocupan mucho espacio.
En mi caso tengo conectada mi TV, mi PS4 Pro, mi sistema de audio Logitech, mi modem de Telmex, un switch de red, mi PC y mi unidad de DVR y ha funcionado de maravilla.
No puedo recomendar lo suficiente un protector de corriente para tus aparatos; aún cuando no hayan tormentas eléctricas frecuentes en tu área las fluctuaciones de corriente pueden arruinar tus aparatos.
Espero y mi opinión le haya servido de algo a alguien. Gracias por leerme, ¡saludos!
Steve L. –
Fortunately, most of us will never need to find out how well our surge protectors actually work. Instead, we must put our faith in the warranty offered and the connected equipment insurance provided. However, I can’t tell you how many times I have read horror stories in reviews about how APC, or Tripp-Lite, or some other company has stiffed their customer by refusing to pay, once they’ve examined the equipment. Far too often, the bitter review left behind even explains WHY the customer didn’t get their money. As an example, I can recall one such review for this very surge protector in which the customer admitted that, although their cable box was plugged into the surge protector, the cable connection itself was not. That’s a bit like blaming your seatbelt for failing to protect you when driving drunk.
This is certainly not the highest rated surge protector, but it does have all of the connections necessary to provide protection for your equipment, if connected properly. In addition to 11 power outlets, there’s a connection for coax cable, one for your phone line and one for your computer network. In order for these to be effective, however, they need to be used. It’s not enough to plug in every single component in your entertainment system to this device if the your cable isn’t plugged into this device before connecting to your cable box, if your phone line doesn’t pass through this device before connecting to your fax machine, and if your home network doesn’t pass through here on the way to your router. A lightening strike can enter on any set of wires entering your home – not just on the power line – and once it enters through a single piece of equipment, from there it can spread to every other connected piece of equipment, frying the electronics in all of them.
I noted that one of the ratings made note of a loss of cable signal using this surge protector. I’m using mine on an unamplified indoor antenna without any degradation of signal. It’s possible that your own cable company may be the issue, as some of them rely on two-way communication with the cable box, which may not work well with ANY surge protector. I’ve seen complaints with other surge protectors that ethernet performance may be slowed down as well, but few of us have broadband connections that are fast enough where this would matter anyway. Unfortunately APC and Tripp-Lite do not publish this information, making it very difficult to know if a particular surge protector will work in a particular setting. In my experience, this surge protector works perfectly well with Verizon FiOS.
There are a couple of other things I would like to bring up for those trying to decide on the purchase of this particular surge protector. Home networks can be quite extensive and a TV in the bedroom can easily serve as the entry point for a surge that effects your connected refrigerator. Long runs of wire can serve as an antenna, picking up a nearby lightening strike and sending it through your home network. The bottom line is that you need surge protection for every piece of connected equipment. Each point of entry to your equipment, be it an entertainment unit, a computer, a refrigerator or a router, needs it’s own protection, even from your own home network. Most surge protectors are rated in Joules, but that only measures how much power they can absorb over their lifetimes before they fail. The important specifications are clamping voltage and response time, both of which should be as low as possible. In that regard, this APC surge protector is adequate for most home applications.
Finally, a word about voltage conditioning, which can be just as important as protection from lightening strikes. If you live in a single family house of fairly recent vintage, you probably don’t need to worry much about this and surge protectors such as this one are fine for your needs. On the other hand, if your wiring is more than 30 or 40 years old, or if you live in an apartment building, you definitely need more than a surge protector. For example, if your neighbor down the hall flips on their 1000 watt amplifier at the same time that the upstairs neighbor turns on their oven and that your air conditioning cycles on, you’re likely to experience a momentary drop in line voltage. For a lot of computers, that can be a problem – a BIG problem. Over time, the data on your hard drive or SSD will be corrupted. A power line conditioner, which is a surge protector with added circuitry to protect against transient changes in line voltage, will protect you against damage from these transients. However, they do so at a cost of what can be a few hundred dollars a piece. If you are going to spend that kind of money to protect your computers, you might as well get an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), particularly if your area is prone to power outages. A UPS will not only protect you against voltage fluctuations, but it will shut your computer down gracefully in the event of a prolonged power outage. Buyer beware, though – a lot of UPS’s use a simulated sine wave output that for a computer is worse than having nothing. You need to buy a UPS with a pure sine wave output – they cost more than twice as much, but can help to save your data, particularly if you haven’t invested in cloud-based backup.
If you’re wondering why someone who’s obviously computer savvy is using such a simple surge protector, let me explain. CyberPower warns agains connecting a laser printer to any of their UPS units. Indeed, the warranty is void if one attempts to do so. My wife and I live in a high-rise building with old wiring, so we’re not about to be without our UPS’s. We both have multi-function laser printers and for these, the APC surge protector is perfect. The printers have connections to power, the telephone line and our home network. The APC surge protector provides protection for all of these.
Christian Alejandro ☠️ –
I bought originally to have a few extra outlets at my overloaded computer outlet. Most things are only part time use and it averages 620 watts use. But I digress, I purchased it to make extra space on my outlet bar. After purchasing a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) I decided to use it for the entertainment stand in our home gym. I wanted to use a new outlet that was further out of the way that I have never once used before, and to my amusement, I noticed that nothing worked on it and the red “faulty building wiring” light was on. Turns out the neutral and the hot were swapped. I would have probably never known unless I had purchased this and went to use it on this outlet.
I love that this bar has 11 outlets. For that many, it has a small footprint and doesn’t take up much space. There are holes on the back for mounting on surfaces as well.
Overall, great purchase. Lots of outlets. Offers great protection and has a few really good features.
Albertan –
This works so well, after purchasing 1 a few months ago, I ordered a second one for a different room.
Perfect space for 11 devices and the main plug does not get hot like others I have tried in the past.
Have experienced one power outage since purchasing the first one and thankfully, everything plugged in was not affected.
We use this plug for out major devices like tv, computers, cellphone chargers etc. I highly recommend it. It’s a bit on the bulky side but fits great behind our furniture so it is not seen but easily accessible.
The Wandering Tech Guy –
It’s fair to say that the APC surge protector is quite expensive compared to other protectors of this size. This protector has quality to match, however.
The indicator lights in traffic light colors are not just for show: an overload and wiring fault indication is especially helpful when you are dealing with a large surge protector, where large amount of wattage is drawn and any mistakes with wiring or overloading the circuit can be very dangerous. It is not going to substitute your local electrician, but great feature to include nevertheless.
The individual receptacles of this unit will be a bit stiff when you try to plug something in, which is also another great design consideration: stiff receptacles makes it more unlikely for a plug to be unintentionally removed, and it will allow the surge protector to handle more insertion/removal cycles before the receptacle becomes significantly worn.
The swiveling cord from the unit helps greatly with cable management and placement of the surge protector. The surge protector itself seems sturdy. Dust covers are a welcome inclusion as well.
Overall, if you have a lot of devices to deal with and want to find a good quality surge protector, this APC surge protector is a very good option. Its safety features is especially helpful for its size, and the design is very good.