Belkin Surge Protector

[Bilal Sohail]

Hi guys, couldn't exactly find the right place to ask this but i bought the belkin surge protector as shown in the image below : Belkin BV101000zbCW :

 

Can anyone tell me a little more about it?

My voltage fluctuates when i have bad weather which is not too often but there are days when shit goes down and that damages my graphic card. (2 have already been fried) 

I heard it trips and protects the system or any component from harm. I've also heard Belkin is a good brand when it comes to electronics so please i would like to verify these rumors from people who already have used this.

Should i get another surge protector extension along with it as well? or should this be enough?
or am i supposed to buy a stabilizer which are meant for computers?

[ProRifts]

It should keep your gear protected. I know a guy who uses one of those plugged into another one of those so he is extra protected.

[Fasauceome]

I usually prefer the surge protectors in the form of power strips instead of a single wall wart, but yeah, Belkin is good and also any surge protector is better than nothing.

[Bilal Sohail]

Alright, i'll get their extension cord as well at the beginning of the next month. Hope that's enough :s

Thanks guys!

[Boomwebsearch]

On 11/22/2018 at 11:50 AM, fasauceome said:

any surge protector is better than nothing.

I agree that having some surge protector is better when in comparison to not having it. 

 

On 11/22/2018 at 11:45 AM, Drunk.EU said:

My voltage fluctuates when i have bad weather which is not too often but there are days when shit goes down and that damages my graphic card. (2 have already been fried) 

 

On 11/22/2018 at 11:45 AM, Drunk.EU said:

or am i supposed to buy a stabilizer which are meant for computers?

Usually UPS units which feature surge protection are more optimal for computers as they are usually able to suppress larger surges and do provide some battery-backup in the case that the power goes out temporarily like even for ten seconds which is enough to get your computer to be cut off from power almost instantly and potentially cause corruption or data loss. The large units can get pretty pricey although a small one such as the one which I will link should have enough power to handle your PC and would provide you with battery-backup and usually better protection against surges than a standard surge protector. I have converted the price to USD and it seems to be that is would cost 38.43 in USD which is not too far off from what a good surge protector outlet and a power strip would cost although I might be wrong because depending on where you live this may cost way more than a surge protector and power strip and in that case I would evaluate if the extra protection is going to be worth it for your usage case. Although, this one which you posted a picture of and which is manufactured by Belkin is from a reputable company (Belkin) in the industry of surge protection and should be able to protect against fried electronics in the case of a power surge, although it appears to be that this one is sold out on Amazon. If you would like to take advantage of their protected electronics guarantee which they may or may not offer then I would agree in what @fasauceome said in that a surge protector strip of outlets would be more optimal as the guarantee is usually voided if your electronics were damaged and was not directly connected to the unit such as in the setup that it was connected via a power bar to the surge protector which was therefore connected into a wall socket which would not be considered as being a direct connection.

 

link to the aforementioned UPS product referred to within this post:   https://www.amazon.in/APC-BX600C-600VA-230V-Back/dp/B016XVRKZM/ref=sr_1_25_sspa?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1543085035&sr=1-25-spons&keywords=surge+protector&psc=1

[Donut417]

On 11/22/2018 at 11:45 AM, Drunk.EU said:

My voltage fluctuates when i have bad weather which is not too often but there are days when shit goes down and that damages my graphic card. (2 have already been fried) 

What your looking for is called a UPS, Line Interactive UPS to be correct. I know mine has saved my bacon on a few occasions. It will smooth out the power and help prevent you from needing to buy more graphics cards. 

[Bilal Sohail]

10 hours ago, Donut417 said:

What your looking for is called a UPS, Line Interactive UPS to be correct. I know mine has saved my bacon on a few occasions. It will smooth out the power and help prevent you from needing to buy more graphics cards. 

18 hours ago, Boomwebsearch said:

I agree that having some surge protector is better when in comparison to not having it. 

 

 

Usually UPS units which feature surge protection are more optimal for computers as they are usually able to suppress larger surges and do provide some battery-backup in the case that the power goes out temporarily like even for ten seconds which is enough to get your computer to be cut off from power almost instantly and potentially cause corruption or data loss. The large units can get pretty pricey although a small one such as the one which I will link should have enough power to handle your PC and would provide you with battery-backup and usually better protection against surges than a standard surge protector. I have converted the price to USD and it seems to be that is would cost 38.43 in USD which is not too far off from what a good surge protector outlet and a power strip would cost although I might be wrong because depending on where you live this may cost way more than a surge protector and power strip and in that case I would evaluate if the extra protection is going to be worth it for your usage case. Although, this one which you posted a picture of and which is manufactured by Belkin is from a reputable company (Belkin) in the industry of surge protection and should be able to protect against fried electronics in the case of a power surge, although it appears to be that this one is sold out on Amazon. If you would like to take advantage of their protected electronics guarantee which they may or may not offer then I would agree in what @fasauceome said in that a surge protector strip of outlets would be more optimal as the guarantee is usually voided if your electronics were damaged and was not directly connected to the unit such as in the setup that it was connected via a power bar to the surge protector which was therefore connected into a wall socket which would not be considered as being a direct connection.

 

link to the aforementioned UPS product referred to within this post:   https://www.amazon.in/APC-BX600C-600VA-230V-Back/dp/B016XVRKZM/ref=sr_1_25_sspa?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1543085035&sr=1-25-spons&keywords=surge+protector&psc=1

 

I already own a UPS but it's for the house, includes other appliances like my TV, lights etc as well along with my computer and it's top tier. Even then there are times when shit happens and i end up damaging my components. 

I'm thinking of getting a stabilizer/ surge protector just for my PC as a separate thing. Along with these surge protector components, i think i should be good to go. 

Since my pc is on 24/7, i have to take precautionary measures to prevent my system from damaging. I just upgraded again like a few days ago >.<

[Donut417]

1 hour ago, Drunk.EU said:

I already own a UPS but it's for the house, includes other appliances like my TV, lights etc as well along with my computer and it's top tier. Even then there are times when shit happens and i end up damaging my components. 

You must have a shit UPS then. Also, not all UPS"s provide protection across all ports. I have specific outlets on mine that have access to the battery, the rest is surge suppression. I just know from personal experience that a surge suppressor might not provide the protection you need. Even with a surge suppressor a surge took out a hard disk in my computer. ALSO, the UPS has a built in surge suppressor. So likely you have a cheap UPS and it might not even be a line interactive one, because there is a tier below Line interactive. 

[Boomwebsearch]

2 hours ago, Drunk.EU said:

Even then there are times when shit happens and i end up damaging my components. 

I'm thinking of getting a stabilizer/ surge protector just for my PC as a separate thing. Along with these surge protector components, i think i should be good to go. 

Since my pc is on 24/7, i have to take precautionary measures to prevent my system from damaging. I just upgraded again like a few days ago >.<

 

43 minutes ago, Donut417 said:

You must have a shit UPS then. Also, not all UPS"s provide protection across all ports. I have specific outlets on mine that have access to the battery, the rest is surge suppression. I just know from personal experience that a surge suppressor might not provide the protection you need. Even with a surge suppressor a surge took out a hard disk in my computer. ALSO, the UPS has a built in surge suppressor. So likely you have a cheap UPS and it might not even be a line interactive one, because there is a tier below Line interactive. 

It is still possible that connected devices could be damaged even with having a UPS and/or surge protector. What specific model and brand of UPS are you using, some of them have protection guarantees that are usually limited to a certain dollar amount? If you purchased your unit especially recently, like a few months ago and it has a protection guarantee, I would get a claim filed with the manufacturer. Most of them have ports for surge protection only and those are labeled, and another set of ports which are labeled and are for battery-backup and surge protection. I would recommend that your UPS have and AVR module which is an automatic voltage regulation module which should prevent smaller dips and spikes in power before having to get disconnected from the primary power source and run off of battery temporarily (most of the ones I have seen do this although there maybe different variants which work differently). I would personally recommend ones from CyberPower such as the CP1500AVRLCD which would offer a 500,000 dollar protection guarantee for connected devices and this specific one and many others require that the devices be directly connected to it and if not then it would not be protected under their connected equipment guarantee. Depending on the tier of your computer system then I would get one with a coordinating connected equipment guarantee. The units such as the one which you have mentioned from Belkin will eventually wear out and offer not protection against surges because of using a MOV and only having the ability to resist certain amounts of surge before not being able to provide any further protection. The one I have is an AVR unit which would cut off from the main power source to the battery in the case of very unstable utility power at a given moment. Even if you have one for your house, I would recommend getting it serviced and make sure that it is functioning normally (maybe it has an LCD or other interface to let you know about that) and have a dedicated one for your PC so that you know that in the case something went damaged you would be under their protection guarantee; also some surge protectors also offer similar protection guarantees for connected devices. A line interactive one is going to be more optimal and also if it can protect phone lines, Ethernet connections, and coaxial connections from surge which is possible and could damage the connected devices. It is very rare to see that a UPS not having surge protection unless it was a power bank or something along those lines.