Is grounded extension cable out of power strip into sub necessary? - Page 2

I suggest you go on Monoprice.com a buy a decent power strip with a built in surge protector. This one also has a noise filter and a built in circuit breaker.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2



Ian

None of those devices, including the APC, actually do much for surge protection. Others can say differently, but I have several friends who are electricians. Unless you are using a whole house surge protector at the main, nothing really does much against surges. Also, the APC is essentially a power strip. It isn't advisable to plug power strips into each other.

In addition, as I and several other have mentioned, it is likely that your APC is being overloaded by the amount of equipment you have plugged into it. Hence the beeping you hear at times and possibly the dimming lights you see. If you must run a setup with the 2nd power strip, perhaps consider a higher capacity APC device.

Please understand, I'm just trying to save you from damaging your equipment and even worse causing a fire.

Overloading the APC can cause the device/batteries to overheat and fail. This could potentially start a fire.

From APC itself:

"APC recommends against the use of any surge protector, power strip or extension cord being plugged into the output of any APC Back-UPS and Smart-UPS products."

leiff, you seem to be stubbornly stuck onto the idea of plugging your white power strip into the APC.

As it is, dharel did you a favour by checking into APC's recommendation and pointing it out to you. As the APC owner it is your responsibility to find out these things for yourself. Yet, despite all these things being pointed out to you, you keep asking for further justification. Why ask the forumers if it is ill advised or not? You have seen APC's recommendation and you should be asking APC if you are still curious.

You have also said your apartment isn't lightning prone. So just go ahead and plug the white power strip into another wall receptacle. What's the big deal? Why are you still so hesitant about that?

This information is readily available by APC.

http://nam-en.apc.com/app/answers/de...surge%20strips

http://nam-en.apc.com/app/answers/de...surge%20strips

http://nam-en.apc.com/app/answers/de...surge%20strips

If you have any additional questions regarding your set-up, please call APC technical support at 800-800-4272 (Mon-Fr 8am-8pm EST).

I have been using a power strip like the one I recommended for years and have never had an issue. I have two subs, an AVR, a DVR, a BD player and a plasma TV. The Monoprice unit has an electrical rating of 1875 watts and a 15 amp circuit breaker for overload protection. If you read the specs you will see it's the only thing you really need and it won't put a hole in your wallet. I hope I answered your question more precisely.


Ian

A few things;

IMO
"Surge protection", as portrayed here and elsewhere is largely useless. Real attempts at mitigating voltage surges, brownouts etc, do not include devices such as these.
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Never plug an amplification device into UPS/surge protection devices,... due to potential current limiting effects. Plug them into the wall.
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Most "power strips" don't offer anything but switching capability. Any surge protection is laughable,....and if it actually possesses adequate surge protection, your subs don't need it anyway.
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Never use single insulated, "zip cord" style extension cords. Double insulated is the way to go. Now, only use extension cords if nessesary,...and if you do use one, use a quality with quality cord caps.
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The APC products discussed by the OP are not reliable. I've purchased them for multiple PC workstations for my kids. They were used in several hundred HVAC control cabinets at Lucas Oil Stadium, and a vast majority of them encountered problems. Even when new, they exhibited problematic behavior upon their first power outage and subsequent usage. I've experienced the same issue with half of the small APC models I bought. Their somewhat larger products perform much better.



Thanks and good luck

This is just one of the numerous articles I have found recommending the use of surge protectors:

http://carpesomediem.hubpages.com/hu...rge-protection

Now I don't want to get into a pissing contest here, so my point is, that regardless of the opinions on this thread about this option, I personally feel it's better to be safe then sorry.


Ian