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power strips
GreyWoolfe:
I have 5 Belkin 6 outlet power strips plugged into an APC SmartUPS 1500 on my workbench. 4 of them at the back of the bench has everything plugged into them with a couple of outlets left over. There is a 5th mounted at the front of the bench if I need to quick power something up. I have no issues, but I never power everything up at once.
james_s:
All of the power strips I have are protected by built in circuit breakers so it's pretty hard to overload one. The fire inspectors at work don't like it when power strips are daisy chained although in practice I don't think you're likely to have issues. Most test gear is not particularly power hungry, especially modern stuff.
Red Squirrel:
You can daisy chain as many things as you want, the breaker won't let you draw more than what is safe. Idealy, use 14 or 12 gauge strips/extensions rated for 15 amps (or 20 if the outlet is a 20 amp) that way your entire circuit is rated for max amperage of the breaker. Of course the more stuff that is daisy chained the more connection points there is, so if you're going to do it I would avoid having too many levels and ensure it's nice and tight.
A server PDU across a desk is not a bad idea too if you just want lot of outlets.
james_s:
That is true in theory, although I suppose there must be some reason it's not permitted, at least in commercial environments. I've worked at several companies and they all had that mentioned by the periodic fire safety inspections, we were told we had to remove any daisy chained power strips or could face fines. That's unlikely to be a problem in a domestic situation though.
rdl:
--- Quote from: james_s on May 03, 2017, 08:01:28 pm ---That is true in theory, although I suppose there must be some reason it's not permitted, at least in commercial environments. I've worked at several companies and they all had that mentioned by the periodic fire safety inspections, we were told we had to remove any daisy chained power strips or could face fines. That's unlikely to be a problem in a domestic situation though.
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They're probably worried about them being a possible trip hazard.
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