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Energy Saving Smart Strip With Autoswitching Technology and Fax/Modem Surge Protection #LCG4

Manufacturer : Smart Strip
In Stock : 18

List Price:	$64.78
Price:	$33.95
You Save:	$30.83 (48%)

Features

Superior EMI/RFI filtering
Up to 60db line noise reduction
84,000Amp, three-way protection
4 way wall mountable
2875 joules three-way protection

Product Description

BITS LIMITED LCG4 10-OUTLET SMART STRIP (WITH FAX MODEM PROTECTION) 10 OUTLETS; 2875 JOULES; 3-WAY, 130V PROTECTION; 6-FT HEAVY-DUTY POWER CORD WITH 45 ANGLED SPACE-SAVER PLUG; FULL EMI/; RFI NOISE FILTERING WITH 2 SPIKE BLOKING CHOKES; WITH FAX MODEM PROTECTION

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 17 reviews

Rating :
Great product. Works as advertised. - CorTex, Apr 03, 2008

This product works as advertized. Installs just like any other powerstrip and when the device plugged into the blue outlet turns on/off, all the devices plugged into the white outlets also turn on/off. There are also a few red outlets that are always on. Great idea and well implemented.

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Great way to save money and help the environment - J. Church, Mar 10, 2008

I bought one of these for my husband for Christmas and liked it so well we bought two more for other areas of the house and even gave one away as a gift. It works very well and is easy for even the least technically inclined to set up. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to save a little money while also conserving some energy.

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Nice alternative for power saving - Patrick Coddington, Feb 27, 2008

I used this product in place of a surge protector with a manual on/off switch that failed on me. It's very convenient to just have the items switch on and off with the cpu. My only complaint is that the pot you adjust to set the threshold seems a little touchy. I've had to adjust it a few times but I suspect that will settle down shortly.

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Works as Advertised - ESVK, Feb 25, 2008

I use this Smart Strip to power down my speakers and 3 attached network drives when my PC goes into standby mode. Works perfectly, but it did require me to adjust the dial on the side the first time (which is common if your master outlet still generates some amount of power - it is easy to adjust). After that, it has worked like a charm. Should pay for itself in a few months.

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A real money saver - D. Dalessio, Jan 09, 2008

I bought this because I found out that my home theater receiver is a power hog. It uses 60 watts even when "off". I did the math, and assuming I want it on 6 hours a day, this would pay back fast. I added a few extra things: a sub woofer (6w at idle), VCR (7w when "off"), and a DVD player (2w when off). I measured all this with my Kill-a-Watt.

Add that up and you get 75w that's wasted. Multiply 75w * 18 hours a day * 365 days * $0.18 (cost of a kwh of electricity here)/1000 = $89/year in savings. This thing will take less than 6 months to pay for itself. You can plug in your own numbers and figure your payback time.

Installation was a breeze. I plugged my tv into the "control" outlet. My receiver, VCR, sub woofer, and DVD player got plugged into the switched outlets. There are some always on outlets too, and I plugged the UPS that has my Wii and TiVo into one of those.

Then I turned on the power switch. No adjustment was necessary.

Now when I turn on my TV, the receiver and sub (and the rest) turn on with it. When I turn off the TV, the rest of the stuff turns off too.

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