[TowerTalk] Shack wiring

[w4lde]

Peter,

I have something similar but I use an old switched strip without the 
surge protection just an old fused style, from there I plug in three 
strips that have both the surge and breaker, thus I can shut down from 
one switch or a individual strip.

73 de
Ron W4LDE


On 3/15/2010 9:12 AM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> Pete,
> In the configuration you present, only the surge suppresor in Strip A
> would be effectively 'doing its work' while the other strips would act
> simply as 'extension cords'.  Think about it.
> Don
> N8DE
>
> Quoting Pete Smith<n4zr at contesting.com>:
>
>    
>> This may be stretching the topic limits a little, but since I've seen
>> lots about shack wiring here I hope it's acceptable:
>>
>> I have my shack wired through a series of plug strips, such that I can
>> switch off the whole radio side at once without affecting computers or
>> lighting.  In effect, all of the outlets are in parallel, but strip A is
>> plugged into the wall, Strip B into Strip A, and Strip C into Strip B.
>> I recently bought another surge suppressor strip and was surprised to
>> see a safety warning about NOT connecting strips this way.  So long as
>> each of the strips has an identical current rating, or at least so long
>> as those closer to the wall outlet are rated higher than those further
>> along, is there any real reason not to do what I have done?
>>
>> --
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
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