Beware of Stanley SurgePro

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I went to Office depot to pick up a power strip thing, and went for the cheapest one. :D

Defects/badness:

1. Sparks like a mother****er.

2. None of the plugs in my house will go completly in.

3. Bought 2 so both suck @$$

4. Worst thing is upon reading the "CONNECTED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY", I descover that it:

"does not protect against acts of God (other than lightning)"

Now why would I want a Surge protector (SURGE SURPRESSOR!!!) that could not protect against acts of God? :grumpy: :grumpy: :grumpy: :grumpy:
 
Moving to Gadgets & Gear ...

The cheap power strips are really just power strips, not really surge protectors (your computer has better protection already built into it) -- but they should accept plugs without visible sparking -- sheesh! :eek: Take them back!
 
Sparks?

Does it have a UL logo on it?

If so, report that bad boy to UL right NOW! https://www.ul.com/consumers/conproddb.cfm


Seriously, sparks are dangerous and can cause a fire. That thing needs a recalled right now. UL takes these reports VERY seriously. And manufacturers take UL seriously because if they loose their UL listing their product liability insurance generally becomes null and void. Furthermore, it's hard to stand in front of a jury in a liability lawsuit and explain that you didn't know the product was unsafe even after UL withdrew your listing. Finally, and practically, when UL withdraws a listing, it's a serious practical headache because all of your plastics are already molded with the UL logo, your packaging is all printed with the UL logo, your colateral is all printed with the UL logo, and many retailers require UL listing on their purchase orders. It's a mess.

Report that bad boy to UL right now!
 
All electronic stuff should have surge protectors. But there are various types and qualities. They are designed to deal with surges from things like lightning hitting the line far away. A close hit or very powerfull hit can jump the protective circuit, jump the switch if off, even screw up things that have been unplugged either by jumping to the cord or by EMP [electromotive pulse]. But mother nature does what she wants so the rule is use surge protectors but when the thunderstorm approaches unplug everything!!! Remember that things like MOSFETs are very fragile and those who handle them have to be grounded since even a static charge can fry them.
 
Ya I bought it so i can have my amp and clock on at the same time. :cool:

I'll be taking it back tomorrow...
 
Again, if the thing is supposed to be UL listed, please DO NOT return it but rather report it to UL using the information I gave above. UL may ask you to submit the unit to them for evaluation.

I know, you want your $5 back right now. But is it not more important to help get a dangerous product off thr market, maybe prevent other people from loosing their homes to fires and maybe even prevent loss of life?
 
UL is just up the street from me. I have friends that work there.
 
Generally those cheap ones really suck big time. I had a cheap one lying around, and it had probably just had a clock radio, TV, VCR, and lamp plugged into it. Now I wasn't expecteing it to have any real surge supporessor properties, just serve as an outlet strip.

So somehow in the process of remodeling my basement this summer it got put in my shop, and I plugged some tools into it, a miter saw I beleive. I start cutting up some 2x3's, and after a couple the saw is cutting on and off. Then I smell something burning, look over to the power strip and see sparks. The internal wiring had all melted away, and the current was arcing! Yikes! :eek:

Spend the extra money for a decent piece of equipment, you won't regret it.
 
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