Belkin Pivot-Plug Surge Protectors
by Belkin Components
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Customer Review: The Best Power Strip I've Tried
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the biggest problems you'll ever face when buying a good power strip/surge protector is finding one that can handle a wide variety of plugs and adapters. Some companies think a little bit ahead and give you a few extra spaces for the classic "wall warts", but often times not enough and they'll look really sloppy and become unbalanced.
The Belkin Pivot-Plug Surge Protector goes a step beyond and takes care of many of these problems with a little thought, foresight, and ingenuity. Anything I can throw at it (within reason), it can handle just fine.
The addition of a power switch is a very useful feature as are the indicator lights. It's also a very attractive design which is nice since they're often times plainly visible under a desk or on a shelf.
As far as the surge protection goes, I can't speak on that feature yet and I hope that I'll never have to. Belkin has a good reputation, so I'm confident that it will do the job well when the day might come.
The one and only real complaint I have about this power strip is that Belkin really should offer these in both the flat plug and the traditional straight plug design. I prefer flat plugs because they fit tighter against the wall which looks better and keeps the cord out of the way. However, I can see the advantages of using a straight plug in certain situations where you're not able to use the bottom socket of an outlet. It's a matter of preference and differing circumstances, really, but Belkin should consider offering both options in the future.
All in all, this product is a real winner. A solid Five Stars out of Five from me. After I purchased the first one, I went back and bought a couple more. As far as I'm concerned, you can never have too many of these around.
Customer Review: Great Surge Suppressor per Dollar
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best price/feature power strip/surge suppressor. It has 12 outlets (Thats a lot for a power strip). The cord is immensely long, about 10 feet. Inexpensive power strips like this usually skimp on the power cord length. Not this one. The outlets along the sides swivel, so you can plug in more large (AC adapter, battery charger) type plugs.
The outlets really hold on to the plugs. It can be difficult to get plugs into the outlets. But they don't slip out. The price on this item seems artificially low. So I bought one. One noticeably missing feature is a telephone line inlet and outlet for surge suppressing telephone line lightning strikes.
The unit does have a coax cable inlet and outlet for protection of the cable modem, and network from lightning. I didn't bother running the cable through the unit, because the risk of lightning strikes on cable lines is pretty remote. But you can't be too careful. I'll probably do it sometime.
I used the accessory bar as a hanger to hang the unit from the edge of a wire shelving unitMetro style Chrome Steel Wire Shelves NSF Shelving 48"L x 18"W x 72"H. I can fit more plugs in it that way. And, it's more convenient when it's up off the floor. The twelve outlets can help solve ground loop problems.
Sometimes matched components need to share the same ground. No one should have more than 12 things that all need the same ground. If you don't know what a ground loop is, don't worry about it. Just remember that sometimes two things won't work together unless they are plugged into the same power strip (TV + DVD Rec.; Computer + Printer).
Customer Review: Protect ALL Your Equipment!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used cheap surge protectors only for the fact that I don't have enough outlets. When I heard that a friend blew out all his home theater devices with a lightning strike, I figured I should invest in a good one. The ones I already had are 6-8 outlets, but not all plugs are the same. Sometimes a plug will take two spots instead of one for some proprietary design. Since Amazon has everything, I searched and found the Belkin Surge Protector. Now I am a bit impressed with a "Surge Protector", of all things.
Basically it is one strong unit that has twelve (12) outlets. Eight (8) of these are flexible/rotating for those odd-ball plugs. On one Belkin, I was able to connect my Television, Receiver, DVD players (2), Satellite Television box, multiple CD Player/Changer, a Light fixture, a Satellite Speaker Transmitter, and two Sub-woofers. The eight (8) foot cord is more than long enough as my electrical socket is very close. I don't have a phone jack in my living room, so I didn't need that (it is a good idea), but the 1-in, 1-out coaxial-cable protection makes me feel very good about protection.
It says that it has 4,320 Joules of Surge Protection and I have no idea what that means, but when combined with a $300,000 "Connected Equipment Warranty", I guess I don't need to. It would be curious to see if it failed and if Belkin would actually pay up on a faulty surge protector, but it's a very nice warranty. It has been on for four days now and it is not even warm. For the price, Belkin gave me a lot of piece of mind.
Now I think I'll buy another for my PC set-up. That is an entirely different issue!
Customer Review: Best I've found
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, I realize surge protectors aren't exciting for the most part. But it is kind of exciting to find one that has connectors that pivot/adjust. I can't tell you how many surge protectors I have used that have ended with total frustration because I can't use all of the plugs. When you get oversized power supplies or heavy adaptors (think apple adaptors), it seems that all other surge protectors fail. And it is frustrating to only be able to use half of the outlets. With this one, 4 plugs on each side (for a total of 8) pivot--making it easy to plug in oversized power supplies next to each other because they don't cover up the other outlets. And it is such a dream for apple adaptors that tend to fall out of sockets if they aren't supported. With this, just tilt the socket and the adaptor rests on the floor while it is plugged in--and it never falls out.
For the sockets in the middle of the surge protector, I believe they can only be used with 3 prong plugs. When you use 2 prong plugs, they don't go in.
This product comes with an awesome warranty, much better than most I found. And it offers more protection than most surge protectors I found---and definitely the best for this price range. What the amazon write up doesn't tell you is that the warranty is void if you plug in medical equipment to the protector.
I would highly recommend this both for its quality and practicality. I will be buying more.
Customer Review: Handles All Your Odd shaped adapters
Summary: 5 Stars
Normally I don't review accessories such as these, but it really makes a huge difference with all the crazy different power adapters I have. If you think you don't, remember the chargers for your digital camera or NiMH AA charger.
Most modern compact battery chargers tend to fall out of most power sticks. For example, a AA charger or for your digital camera. Instead, you can angle them at 45 degrees so they will rest on the shelf or floor and not budge. Also, a portable wifi can also sit at an angle, rather than just popping out under its weight. The big adapters are additional supported by other cables that you may run horizontally. Check out the picture I posted to see what I mean.
Every other power stick would only have 1/3 of its plugs usable; not only that, but they would fall out too easily. Not with this belkin.
It actually handles a higher surge than many out there. I've simultaneously powered: my 17" Apple, 24" monitor, three externall hard drives, a monster stereo, a scanner, a printer, a wifi, an NiMH charger, and lithium battery charger, and even an electric razor. Works fanastic without a glitch.
Also shows you if its properly grounded and protected with indicator lights. Organizes wires and through a pop up loop. Protects the cable as well.
Only complaint: I wish the cord was maybe 5 feet longer. I hooked a high quality extension to it instead