iwillwalk Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 WHAT ARE SOME GOOD SITES TO GET MANY OUTLETS ITS FOR MY FISH TANK & I HAVE ABOUT 12 THINGS TO PLUG IN NOW ITS 5 POWER STRIPS IS THAT SAFE? I ATLEAST WOULD LIKE 2 BIG ONES STEVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Do you need to deal with a bunch of wall warts (transformers)? If so, I'd suggest the Power Squid models. Some have surge protectors. Cheapest prices I've seen are on Ebay. Otherwise, there are 6-outlet strips at Home Depot for about $8... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Try a furman M8DX....its a rack mount surge/power conditioner....has 8 inputs in the back 3 for wallwarts and one in the front and has an led voltage readout on the front. you can stack two of them and even get a cheep rackbox to keep everything tidy a little pricy but looks and works nice with out all the piles of wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwillwalk Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 HOW MANY PLUS CAN YOU SAFLY PLUGIN TO A OUTLET? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 the unit I referred to was a 15 amp model, (they sell higher amperage units), so as long as you don't draw over 15 amps total you are ok....there is a circuit breaker in the unit that will trip if you draw more than 15. So if you are running pumps and heaters lights..I don't think your drawing heavy amps, 2 units should do just fine....they have a cheeper model sans led voltmeter ...you could get one with/ one without....nice to see what the power company is really sending you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 HOW MANY PLUS CAN YOU SAFLY PLUGIN TO A OUTLET? It's not how many to an outlet, it's how many to a circuit, which might have several outlets or maybe only one. Most household circuits are rated for 15 amps, which, at 120 volts, is 1800 watts. For safety and to avoid blowing fuses or popping breakers all the time, it's best to keep the load under 1600 watts per circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdridq Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 If you have a lot of wall warts, probably some of them do not need to be hot all the time. If you can isolate those on their own power strip, and then just turn the strip on when you need to use any of those items, you will save some money on your electric bill because they draw power even when you're not using the appliance to which they are hooked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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