Mains Surge Protection

[derekbell]

I bought a mains surge protector with 6 AC outlets (sockets) but it has only one on/off switch. Quite often I need to turn off one appliance (e.g. Sky Plus to reboot), but do not wish to turn of the other appliances in the other 5 sockets. Bottom line, does anyone know where I can buy such a unit, Belkin did not reply to my question on their products.

 

[JohnD]

Almost all appliances have on/off switches.

 

[derekbell]

The other appliances are not easily accessable, whereas the extension lead is.

 

[Steve]

just unplug it then.

What do you do with unswitched wall sockets? Turn off the circuit every time you unplug something?

 

[derekbell]

Fair enough, just that it is safer to turn off at the switch then handle pulling plugs out. I know of someone that when trying to wrestle a plug out managed to get her fingers under the plug and, wham, touched the live and neutral. Her husband wne and changed all 13 amp plus to those that have insulation halfway down the pins!

 

[Steve]

Fair enough, just that it is safer to turn off at the switch then handle pulling plugs out. I know of someone that when trying to wrestle a plug out managed to get her fingers under the plug and, wham, touched the live and neutral. Her husband wne and changed all 13 amp plus to those that have insulation halfway down the pins!

ALL plugs made in the last 10 or so years have insulated pins. so i wouldnt worry about this.

 

[RF Lighting]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9827136.htm

Not anti-surge, but just plug it into your existing anti-surge lead. Job done.

Ever heard of google?

 

[derekbell]

A nice bit of lateral thinking, Ta.

 

[davelx]

Almost all appliances have on/off switches.

Almost all set top boxes don't! The on/off is a logic switch only, to do a cold reboot you have to switch off at the socket or pull the plug, or the power cord out the back (which is the usual way if you can get to it)

 

[JohnD]

...hence my use of the word "almost"

 

[plugwash]

ALL plugs made in the last 10 or so years have insulated pins. so i wouldnt worry about this.

sure, doesn't mean that ones without them aren't still in circulation though.

 

[plugwash]

Almost all appliances have on/off switches.

no they don't, VCRs and set top boxes in particular often only have soft on off switches that are no use when the firmware in the things crashes.

btw i know i saw switched plugs somewhere (i think it was B&Q) recently, theese might be a nice soloution for the problem appliances.

 

[JohnD]

Come on, you know what "almost" means

BTW my VCRs have a real switch hidden on the back

 

[Softus]

Almost all appliances have on/off switches.

And almost all of your posts are useful.

 

[pcboffinuk]

btw i know i saw switched plugs somewhere (i think it was B&Q) recently, theese might be a nice soloution for the problem appliances.

Yep B&Q do them - standard plugs with a switch/neon built into the top - seem quite an elegant solution. They also do triple adapter plug ins with 3 separate switches on the top...

Gavin