Thoughts on this multiplug

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#302342 16-Nov-2022 10:58

Just wondering what people thought of something like this -

https://www.amazon.com.au/Protector-Socket-Outlets-Chargers-Black-Powerjc/dp/B08HK155M9?pf_rd_r=N9B7WXB1W3YMQY5QZ69W&pf_rd_p=663d51d5-855f-43e2-9fb4-59410c033680&pd_rd_r=d5fe2a1f-f6ed-4ece-880c-895a4c20194d&pd_rd_w=iNeQH&pd_rd_wg=9xrOe&ref_=pd_gw_unk

worth getting from AU ?

Has decent spacing between points plus has USBs.

Purely for computer stuff, like the pc, monitor, a good few external HDDs, so no heavy heating or anything.

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#2997008 16-Nov-2022 11:03

Though after reading the reviews, maybe not

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#2997061 16-Nov-2022 12:12

Huh? The reviews are really positive...

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#2997082 16-Nov-2022 12:51

This looks actually quite attractive at first glance, but looking at a few of the 1- and 2-star reviews indicate that it is made to a very low price, not certified for Australia, and has a tendency to emit lots of smoke and flames. Great for a fire pit, not so much for a plug box.

Edit: This product also seems to be the same as this one, which has the same type of reviews, as well as a comment that the lack of sheathing on the live and neutral mean that it is illegal to sell in AUS/NZ.

I work at home, and with only 2 plugs in the room, I have plug boxes daisy chained together, so anything I can do to minimize all that would be a good thing. A rough count gives me around 20 devices ranging from a PC, four monitors, a couple of NAS's, a couple of printers, and various other things. Does anyone have any suggestions (short of rewiring my house) for quality multi-plug adapter solutions?

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#2997085 16-Nov-2022 12:59

Just get HPM ones from bunnings and be done with it. Avoid things that cost less than a coffee at maccas to be safe.

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#2997086 16-Nov-2022 13:01

Belkin is my go to for multiplugs, they're quite a bit more expensive than everything else out there from the likes of kmart and warehouse but they have good protections in place

Ive got a few of 8 ways that have usb charging ports of them

They have really decent spacings between the sockets as well which makes life a little easier :)

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#2997089 16-Nov-2022 13:12

I thought it looked quite promising till it occurred to scroll down to the reviews.

I have a few Belkins (and others here), but the spread out sockets looked good.

Wish there were more individually switched boards around.

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#2997102 16-Nov-2022 13:48

Would be reasonably confident that it doesn't meet the claimed standards....or even close to it

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#2997110 16-Nov-2022 14:09

Incredible that someone can report a review but not the product listing itself. Perhaps one to send to Energy Safety NZ?

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#2997112 16-Nov-2022 14:24

boosacnoodle:

Incredible that someone can report a review but not the product listing itself. Perhaps one to send to Energy Safety NZ?

You would need to send it to the AU equivalent place. NZ only really bans things that are terribly bad. I mean they allow the sale of the $2.99 powerstrips despite them being terrible for problems. They need to clean own house before trying to tackle amazon AU.

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#2997127 16-Nov-2022 14:53

rb99:

I thought it looked quite promising till it occurred to scroll down to the reviews.

The various spelling/grammar mistakes in the images turned me off straight away: "Yoer best choice", "Your safety.we always keep in mind", "We want this powerstrip to beall right for absolufe safety using", "10.000 times normal plugging won'tloose"

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#2997137 16-Nov-2022 15:37

Second the Belkin ones. I have seen how poorly some of the surge protectors that are sold are, and the Belkin ones seem like a sturdy product.

Have basically changed all power boards to this Belkin Power board (or the smaller version). With the 10% off it is about $36 right now.

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#2997474 17-Nov-2022 14:02

rb99:
Just wondering what people thought of something like this -

https://www.amazon.com.au/Protector-Socket-Outlets-Chargers-Black-Powerjc/dp/B08HK155M9?pf_rd_r=N9B7WXB1W3YMQY5QZ69W&pf_rd_p=663d51d5-855f-43e2-9fb4-59410c033680&pd_rd_r=d5fe2a1f-f6ed-4ece-880c-895a4c20194d&pd_rd_w=iNeQH&pd_rd_wg=9xrOe&ref_=pd_gw_unk

worth getting from AU ?

It looks reasonably sturdy so you could use it to chock a motorbike if that's what you had in mind, but I wouldn't do anything crazy like trying to plug something electrical into it, it'll be a MOV or two strapped across the conductors, the cheapest thinnest phosphor-bronze leaf contacts, (two-page list of further dodgy cheap manufacturing), great for starting barbeques though.

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#2997486 17-Nov-2022 14:17

lol - love your reply neb.

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#2997488 17-Nov-2022 14:19

Got this ad for something the same but worse from the market this morning when I was scrolling thru facebook. Lol at if anyone would buy that from them. And the produce still had Aussie as where it came from.

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#2997613 17-Nov-2022 19:41

Gurezaemon:

I work at home, and with only 2 plugs in the room, I have plug boxes daisy chained together, so anything I can do to minimize all that would be a good thing. A rough count gives me around 20 devices ranging from a PC, four monitors, a couple of NAS's, a couple of printers, and various other things. Does anyone have any suggestions (short of rewiring my house) for quality multi-plug adapter solutions?

One of these is a DIY job (like for like) to double the number of wall sockets cheaply