On Apr 10, 7:22 am, "Sylvain VAN DER WALDE"
wrote:
I think he wanted a good one.

Exactly. Belkin don't do cheap stuff, and have a good reputation. You must
be thinking of some other brand.

Take a three quid power strip. Add some 10 pence parts. Sell it
for tens of pounds. Some call that quality because it costs more?
When did a higher price prove quality? Why is that Belkin with same
circuit superior to one sold in a grocery store? Hype and myth. Each
has the same circuit - MOVs strapped between wires. Only one is
blessed with holy water before leaving the factory.

How do we make lightning rods better? The naive will sharpen those
rods. The informed will improved earthing. Why? A lightning rod -
just like a surge protector - is only as effective as its earth
ground. Some will promote 'higher quality lightning rods' using myths
that also promote 'age defying creams' and 'quality surge protectors'.

Belkin is hype. If it was so good, then the Belkin would list each
type of transient AND provided numbers for protection from each type
of transient. Where are those numbers posted here? Where is the
quality? Belkin's own specifications do not provide numbers for
protection from the typically destructive types of surges. Go ahead.
Post those numbers that prove 'quality'?

No earth ground means no effective protection. Belkin avoids
earthing discussions hoping that junk science here - without facts or
numbers - will promote it. If the Belkin is so good, then where are
manufacturer specification numbers? Number not provided because
manufacturer does not even claim such protection.

Add some ten pence parts to a power strip, slap on a big name, and
suddenly it is superior to power strips with the same circuit?
Nonsense. Sell it for more quid and the naive will declare it
'quality'. No spec numbers; just miraculous knowledge that a 'magic
box' must be better quality. Belkin is recommended using the same
logic that recommends 'age defying creams'.