O.T. HD, PSU review:

Mark Twain wrote:
Now that we've selected the PSU,
I was thinking about getting
another APC Surge Arrest like
the one I currently have, just
in case it goes out.

https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/produ...-outlet/P-PRO8

What do you think?

I do get an abnormal amount of outages
here. When it rains or its windy the
power lines go out.

As I said, my outside box is fine now;
Although as added protection I have (3)
heavy plastic bags over it to keep it dry
but it's the power lines or transformers
or whatever that go out. Last time, I had
4 outages in a row.

I wish I had the $$$$ to go solar,. I live
in the desert so it would be perfect.

Thoughts/Suggestions?
Robert



That's a pretty low price for a surge arrestor.

A Tripplite ISOBar is, like $70-$80.

On the APC, there is some grumbling about the
button for turning on the outlets. I can't tell
if that is a switch or a breaker.

Some bars have included a breaker, to limit the
load to 15 amps. The Tripplite might have used
a regular on-off switch. I can't tell exactly
what the APC one uses, but if the button is known
to not be reliable, you can just leave it switched
on all the time.

This one has a breaker, because the switch says "Reset" on it.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16812120523

Same with this one, breaker as well. Cord only six feet.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16812120524

There are mounting holes on the back. If you put some
screws into a wall, the bar can hook onto the screws.
The one I installed, I bolted it to the side of a
computer desk, to make it easier to get at the plugs
and cords.

The breaker button on this Tripplite is on the side,
and the switch is just a switch. I think this concept
is similar to the one I got more than ten years ago.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tripp-Li...LTRA/203139330

There is also a version to protect dialup modems,
but not many people use dialup POTS modems any more.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....mL._SX425_.jpg

Paul