Does anyone else on /g/ have a massive fear that one of their

Don't buy chinkshit and it should be fine unless it gets rekt by lightning.

Nope. I have a decent one and it is inside an old computer case so nothing would happen.

>>61774786
>third world problems

>>61774786
buy an ACTUAL surge protector and not just a power strip.

>>61774786
Maybe you need to pray more often

>>61774786

Call Geek Squad.

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>>61774800
All MOV based surge protectors wear down and eventually explode and/or catch fire or trip a thermal fuse (but those cost millions of pennies for millions of devices that could rather go to the CEO).

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>>61774840

But that is an actual surge protector

>>61774880
Hello GS here

>>61774881
so the moral of the story is gas discharge tubes?

>>61774786
Don't have your machine on when you're away or sleeping. If it's not drawing current it won't have any surging to suppress other than lightning but then you'd likely have other problems too.

>>61774786
that looks tasty

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>>61774896

Turn off your computer when you go to sleep, numbskull.

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>>61774964

>>61774786
learn to wattage/amp measure
calculate max load, use proper wiring and breakers
its easy

>>61774967
>>61774945

But seeding is caring.

Why not unplug it when you're sleeping if you're worried?

Buy a UPS, I am going to buy one because there was a lightning strike that fucked somethings up in my house.
Broke my living room smart TV. (Fried all 4 HDMI ports)
Broke my uncles TV
Comcast service for a few days
Messed up a HDMI port in the family room TV
And blew a few things on the outdoor patio A/C.
We have breakers and surge protectors, but some damage could have been because of Comcast boxes.

>>61774800
Tripplite isnt chinkshit.

>>61774981
Or just use PDUs which wont allow you to turn on things if they overload them, and which you can script to turn off things if a overload occurs.

>>61774987
>not having a seedbox
what a pleb

>>61775061
don't buy burgershit.

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>>61775160
Burgershit is fine, pic related.

>>61775193
Who are you??

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>>61775205
The autist who has unnecessary amounts of stuff at home like APC data center management software

>>61775220
Yeah I've seen a lot of your posts.

>>61774786
No. I try to buy decent protectors and have insurance for it.

>>61775112
But my home connection is fast enough.

>>61774999
>UPS
>On a A/C unit

It doesn't work that way. You'll need something like a generator with 12kVA+ peak power to start an A/C.

>Broke my living room smart TV. (Fried all 4 HDMI ports)
>Broke my uncles TV
>Comcast service for a few days
>Messed up a HDMI port in the family room TV
>We have breakers and surge protectors, but some damage could have been because of Comcast boxes.

Sounds like the surge came in from the coaxial cable and jumped across the cable boxes to the hdmi ports. Get a high frequency surge protector on the cable near where it enters your house and ground it straight down:
https://www.amazon.com/GHz-Ground-Block-Frequency-approved/dp/B06XDX5PNN/

Don't use the shitty ones on most UPS.

>>61775377
>It doesn't work that way. You'll need something like a generator with 12kVA+ peak power to start an A/C.
No you dont

>>61775271
They only pay for what's connected to it. They don't pay if your house burns down.

>>61774786
>when the tripple lite turns into the tripple ripple

>>61774786
No because I don't live in the US.

>>61774896
then don't plug in 2 space heaters at the same time

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The only safe way to protect your shit is to use series mode surge suppressors.

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>>61775393
>Going to plug an air conditioner into a UPS
dumbass

>>61775377
No dude, it's a regular house A/C. It blew a fan relay and some fuses.

But yes seems like it did run through the coxial cable. The A/C, and TV were not because of that, it didn't even trigger the breaker.

>>61775488
Breakers don't work that way.

They prevent an overload, like a short or something pulling way too many amps.

Not from surges

>>61775271
Rental insurance will cover whatever you negotiated when you signed. Mine was about $20k in any damages. Homeowners insurance will cover fire damage.

>>61774786
If you're really that paranoid just unplug it while it's not in use. It's not like you do anything important with what's connected to it otherwise you'd have a proper surge protector that you're confident enough in to leave plugged in.

>>61775485
And whats wrong with that

>>61775503
Technically ACFI breakers can help

>>61775503
Right, we need to install a protector. I am still gonna get a UPS for my main system/setup. It's what I care about the most.

>>61775525
>ACFI
AFCI

>>61774936
>GDT

Too slow.

according to bigclive, the part of the circuit that does the surge-protecting does inevitably burn up eventually. just use a normal power strip.

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>>61774786
Just get metal body surge protectors. They only cost like $30. Just watch out for ones with plastic insert bottoms.

>>61774948
But it's not even well done.

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>>61774981

It can happen even if they're not overloaded. You really should replace your surge strips once ever 1-2 years.

>>61775112
I've got to justify my 1gbps internet connection somehow.

>>61774786
a little, one of those things that sometimes keeps me awake a night - but there is only so much you can worry

>>61774786
Are you also afraid of picking up a strip and electrocuting yourself?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1YKxZevMtc

>>61774786
buy a surge protector from a company that will stand by their product and reimburse you for damages caused by failure.

buy a psu that will protect your shit in the event of fuck up.

If you are really paranoid, condom the surge protector with a second one.

>>61777033
>Condom your surge protector with a second one


Whoa

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>>61777033
>If you are really paranoid, condom the surge protector with a second one.

Didn't your nun ever teach you that double condoming doesn't work.

>>61774972
looks closer to a power strip than a actual surge protector desu

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>>61777086
You can see the 'protection active' neon light in >>61774964

Power Strips only fail by making poor contact to the connectors which cause high resistance at the plug and build up of heat that will eventually melt it.

>>61777046
Literally what multi-tier protection is all about. A well protected home would have surge protection at the breaker box (and/or power meter) protecting against outside surges and taking some of the edge off lightning. Then you would have a surge protector at the outlet (10m+ away from the breaker) protecting from lower power but frequent surges caused by large inductive loads shutting off around your house. Finally, your UPS deals with under-voltage, flicker, and power outages keeping your PC nice and comfy.

>>61777902
>keeping your PC nice and comfy

Don't forget a dog and blinds to keep the hackers away.

ITT: shitty american electronics

>>61778025
How is your shithole's better?

>>61777070
so what they are saying is you *can* daisy chain surge protectors except only the final surge protector can have electronics plugged into it.

>>61778054
our infrastructure isnt shit and our things dont melt or blow up

>>61775817
>use metal body surge protector
>get electrocuted because those chinks didn't ground or insulate it properly
>get burnt to death because it got super hot and started a fire on your manufactured wood furniture

>>61775541
What, you don't use Auto Catch Fire Interconnects?

Reminder to replace your surgery protectors every year or so and after major storms that include multiple power outages.

Surge protectors are only rated to protect for so long and after so much so if you're using a 5 year old surge protector, it's basically placebo.

obviously from this thread electricity is too dangerous to be allowed in the home

>>61778098
>our infrastructure isnt shit and our things dont melt or blow up
We have some of the best infrastructure available. It is still possible that a lamp has a power source that catches fire eventually. Not so much if it is turned off though.

>>61778054
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

owned

>>61774786
>fearing the unknown
I do not

>>61774786
>Living in a palce where private people have to own surge protectors
The US is indeed the 3rd world

>>61778292
You need that shit in british plugs because your infrastructure is absolutely horrible.

Best ones are schuko actually.

>>61774786
I have this fear too, it's made worse that I've got 3 terrariums all with multiple heating element in my room along with my PC and other shit.
Im sure if a fire marshall came into my room he would have a fit.

>>61778292
>hurr durr all of this is unique to le british genius design
Holy shit, what a fucking delusional and uneducated faggot autist.

>>61778434
>le british
the fuck is this tagalog bullshit

>>61778292
>>61778311
british plug is overdesigned

grounded schuko with shutters and indentation is pretty good.
older sockets can be pretty bad though (not grounded, no shutters, etc).

Plugs without grounding are not a complete disaster for appliances that should not really need grounding like lamps.

>>61774786
>Does anyone else on /g/ have a massive fear that one of their surge protectors will catch fire and rek all their stuff when they are away or asleep?
*sees pic*
Now I do. Thanks a lot. >:[

>>61778025
Built in China

>>61778434
Fuck you yank and you're shitty plug design

>>61775441
Don't you have a goddamn fusebox or something?

>>61774786
>tfw insurance and backups in secure location

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>>61774786
Not really. Pic related.

>>61774786
I just unplug everything when I'm sleeping or away.

>>61774800
>unless it gets rekt by lightning.
The whole point of a surge protector is to prevent that.

>american infrastructure
why do your appliances explode when there's lightning?

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>>61774786
Just use a power center like me, they're cute!

>>61781807
What did that box ever do to you that it deserves to be covered in that much faggotry?

>>61781807
>power center
Holy shit, my dad had one of these, shit was pretty convenient back then.

surge protectors are pointless for home use

>>61782013
Be 3 dollarydoos at the local goodwill.

>>61781807

I had one of these in my room as a kid. What was the point again? Just seems like additional hassle wiring everything in.

>>61783054
All of my devices can be turned off with those switches on the front. If my desktop goes thermonuclear, all I have to do is flick the switch and there won't be power going to it.

>>61774786
APC or CyberPower for PSUs?

>>61783743
>PSU
UPS*

>>61774800
everything is chinkshit

>>61783054
I liked them because they made it super easy to turn off rarely used shit like printers so that they weren't sitting there draining 10W of pawer all day, every day.

>>61778057
What they are saying is they have no idea how anything works so don't try anything. Just another reason to never use anything made by Belkin.

>>61778098
>our infrastructure isnt shit

Do you have electric motors in your house? Garage door openers, swamp pumps, AC, refrigerators, microwaves, bathroom ventilators, vacuum cleaners, fans, etc can all produce local surges that damage your electronics over time. 90+% of surges come from within your own home.

>>61783821
I've got an APC and it's worked really well for me for over a year now.
Would recommend.

>>61778125
>>get electrocuted because those chinks didn't ground or insulate it properly
>>get burnt to death because it got super hot and started a fire on your manufactured wood furniture

What are GFI

>>61778292
>ring wiring
>one side breaks
>everything still works and you're none the wiser
>try to pull more amps than a single side allows
>wires catch fire and burns your house down
>must go live with the ackmeds in the woods

UK is third world.

>>61783743
>>61783821

Cyberpower Pure Sine Wave UPS. Modified/Simulated Sine Wave UPS'es are a fire hazard if whatever el chinko device uses a capacitive dropper to power its activation LED causing them to be overdriven, over heat, and melt down. Unless you take apart everything you buy and inspect the circuitry beforehand, you'll never know what is and isn't a fire hazard with modified "sine" wave shit.

I am planning to just cut off the plugs and solder all the fucking cables to the central protected distribution system. Absolutely fail-safe. Make once, fireweatherproof once, everyone can go fuck themselves. Total victory. Absolute domination over the socketadapterfags. It's not like I will ever NOT need these fucking plugs to my PC. This computer is here FOREVER, there's no fucking reason at all not to provide it with a power source that is permanently foreverially connected to the grid.

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>>61781235
>implying your plastic UPS can't melt like any other plastic surge protector

>>61774881
>All MOV based surge protectors wear down and eventually explode and/or catch fire or trip a thermal fuse
Fuck now im nervous.

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>>61775482
>Brick Wall

Literally the same device as ZeroSurge with a 50-100$ mark up for audiophiles.

>>61781287
That's what consumers are led to believe but it isn't true. There isn't a single consumer surge protector available that will save your equipment from a power surge caused by lightning. Surge protectors work well against noise in the power grid caused by various factors, but s lightning strike will dry any every surge protector you can buy

>>61786685
>dry
fry*

>>61776732
Invest in a quality ups then. Or build a home server

>>61786685
>There isn't a single consumer surge protector available that will save your equipment from a power surge caused by lightning

See >>61775482 & >>61786548, 25 years and not one reported instance of a SM filter ever failing and damaging stuff. Lightning would have to hit a bull's eye of striking the case or the line right before or after it to cause damage.

>>61787302
A UPS still uses MOVs to surge protect their outlets.