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Surge protector recommendation

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  • 16-01-2016 3:45pm
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    muffler
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    Im looking for a recommendation for a decent surge protector if anyone has knowledge of these things.

    I have 2 lads here at home and one has recently built his own PC and both of them just bought a PS4 console. Add to that the usual TV, Sky box, DVD player etc its certainly worth protecting these items.

    Another quick question. If you have a surge protector plugged into the wall socket can you then run an ordinary extension lead from it and still be protected against spikes in current?

    Cheers :)


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    Stoner
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 10,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    muffler wrote:
    Another quick question. If you have a surge protector plugged into the wall socket can you then run an ordinary extension lead from it and still be protected against spikes in current?

    Yes you can. but some are better than others .
    However there are some units now that you can add to your consumer unit. Hagar do them, there's a couple of threads here on them if you searched.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    You can spend as much as you want on surge / spike protectors but basically you are buying one of these in an expensive plastic box.

    Unless you are worried about lightning strikes (in which case, forget it, nothing affordable can protect you) then one of these wired between the live incoming bar and neutral will do as good a job as any.

    http://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/metal-oxide-varistors/2042141/


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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,861 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Steve wrote: »
    You can spend as much as you want on surge / spike protectors but basically you are buying one of these in an expensive plastic box.
    Perhaps, but they aren't on the market for just looking good so Im going to disagree with you on this one Steve......see below.

    Steve wrote: »
    Unless you are worried about lightning strikes (in which case, forget it, nothing affordable can protect you)
    This is exactly what I am afraid of and why Im looking for a decent one. Just over a year ago we had a bad lightning storm here and a 40" telly and a PS3 were fried. They were in the same room as a Sky box, PC, Xbox and DVD player but the telly and PS3 were the only 2 items NOT plugged into a surge protector therefore I think that speaks volumes of the need for a protector. A local sparky confirmed all this for me btw.

    Steve wrote: »
    then one of these wired between the live incoming bar and neutral will do as good a job as any.

    http://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/metal-oxide-varistors/2042141/
    Good man, that is something I shall certainly look into. Appreciate the help auld fella ;):D


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Anything will be better than nothing..

    If you look at the science behind lightning, in can deliver about a billion joules per microsecond. A single strike can deliver 10% of the entire country's annual electricity usage.

    All I'm saying is nothing can protect against that, the figures are mind blowing - it can turn air into plasma, the only other place that happens is in the outer layer of the sun.
    You can trust me, I'm an auld lad as well :D


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