![]() When you order four, the Woot is a good value. I also like that they have side outlets, which makes it easier for recessed and behind-appliance areas ![]() You may save power, working best for phone and computer charging: we use them for our home recharging station. These iGo models work as promoted, but they’re no magic box. I have a couple of these in place today in addition to comparable standard four and six outlet, grounded surge protectors (the Belkin SurgeMaster and Pivot models). Net: this Woot is a good deal if you’re ordering more than two. If your house is hit directly, then you have more things to worry about, like fire. In a lightning storm close enough to hit you, unplug your valuable, sensitive electrical items entirely. Lightning is quick (who’da thunk?) and the surge protectors will likely not be fast enough to catch the surge in time. the voltages from lightning are in the millions, and too high for them and your home ground to deal withī. It’s possible you suffered a “close miss” that caused damage, and you had good, fast protectors. You were lucky: surge protectors do not generally protect against lightning. You can never have too many surge protectors as far as I’m concerned. ![]() ![]() Thankfully items that were plugged into surge protectors (mostly PCs) survived the strike undamaged. A bolt of lightning literally hit my house, and was powerful enough to fry the ground surge protector (I may have the name wrong, it was the one in the fuse box itself), along with multiple electronics - a TV, a Fax machine, 2 aquariums, and an intercom system (that was literally replaced the day before at a significant cost!) to name a few items. I wish we had had more surge protectors earlier this summer. ![]()
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