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Rank: Thing Fling
Joined: 10/23/2006
Posts: 3,001
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If you haven't figured it out yet, the King likes sending you items for free. I know there are naysayers who comment "you get $6.00 shipping+ handling." But let's not forget, even the King must pay shipping and handling. Today the King has a new item- 3 Magnavox 70 Joule Tap Surge Protectors . Yes, you pay S/H. This tap handles current surges up to 70 joules, provides three outlets from a single power or wall adapter and has a surge status light. We've seen them on the internet from $6.79 - $12.79 plus shipping. We've seen them in streets for $6.99 and up. Pay $6.00 S+H and get three. Pay an additional $4.00 and get 6 (six). So for $10.00 you get 6 surges when a retail price of 1 is $6 and change.
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Rank: Power Flinger
Joined: 9/26/2007
Posts: 60
Location: Chicago
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Already have a bunch......woot off still on!!!! 
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 3/5/2008
Posts: 60
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good deal. if it had cable with it, i will buy it.
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 4/24/2008
Posts: 65
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do these take both sockets on an outlet? or can i plug them into an extension cord or power strip? i'll probably take the gamble and go for 2 orders
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Rank: Uber Flinger
Joined: 2/23/2007
Posts: 43
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i have a similar one--they only take up one outlet Loyally Flinging since Feb '0ught 7
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Rank: Uber Flinger
Joined: 2/23/2007
Posts: 43
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what's the warranty on this thing? can't find much elsewhere online wow, just noticed my status is based on my purchases, not posts--wonder if there is a level above uber flinger?? Loyally Flinging since Feb '0ught 7
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Rank: Power Flinger
Joined: 9/26/2007
Posts: 60
Location: Chicago
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The ones I have, take up only one socket and don't block the second.
I wouldn't put them into a power strip unless you like fire.....
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Rank: Uber Flinger
Joined: 2/23/2007
Posts: 43
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sfitzg3 wrote:The ones I have, take up only one socket and don't block the second.
I wouldn't put them into a power strip unless you like fire..... what's your basis for the fire in a power strip?? if you use a good power strip with a circuit breaker and are careful not to overload, it should be fine...  Loyally Flinging since Feb '0ught 7
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Rank: Power Flinger
Joined: 9/26/2007
Posts: 60
Location: Chicago
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Adam wrote:sfitzg3 wrote:The ones I have, take up only one socket and don't block the second.
I wouldn't put them into a power strip unless you like fire..... what's your basis for the fire in a power strip?? if you use a good power strip with a circuit breaker and are careful not to overload, it should be fine... True, I was just mentioning the risk. 
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 6/12/2008
Posts: 44
Location: Ohio
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awesome deal for six of those things, but yeah... i've already got enough of that sorta thing in my big tubs o' connectors and crap in the basement. I'm sure plenty of people are gonna snatch 'em up though. 
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Rank: First Time Flinger
Joined: 1/31/2008
Posts: 8
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this is tempting 
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 5/13/2007
Posts: 254
Location: SF Bay Area
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Quote:Order Results
Order Status:Success These are ALWAYS useful. Got a cordless phone? with extensions? plug them each into one of these or else the power company sags and brownouts and spikes can kill it. THIRTY-FIVE Flings
I've flung $536.49
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 4/24/2008
Posts: 65
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my power strips with surge supressers lived for a time in the tampa bay area of florida and were subject to numerous surges. most of the lights flicker on them, so i think that i will plug these into the wall, then plug my strips into them.
would like to have ordered a couple more sets of these... but alas, 2 orders of 3 is the max!
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Rank: Uber Flinger
Joined: 11/30/2007
Posts: 151
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Must purchase for me, I'd be spending the S/H on the upcoming 14-22in Universal LCD Wall Mount, So these really are free 
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 6/12/2008
Posts: 44
Location: Ohio
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liammc wrote:Must purchase for me, I'd be spending the S/H on the upcoming 14-22in Universal LCD Wall Mount, So these really are free Ahh ... good call. That shipping discount will also be my excuse to buy three MBs next time, since if you buy one, you might as well buy two... and if you are buyin two, no sense in not just getting that third one. 
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 1/14/2007
Posts: 10
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Take it from an electronics engineer. You don't need spike, surge or any
supression unless you live where you have lighting strikes.
In that case
1. unplug your equipment
2. Stay away from the phone
3. Stay away from tall structures.
4. Don't waste money on surge suppressor.
They are only used within equipment that you find in
1. Scientifice labs where a bad , quick , design might create some noise.
2. Where you are in an industrial factory where there are big big motors
on the same line in the immediate vacinity.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 4/24/2008
Posts: 65
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ThingBuyer wrote:Take it from an electronics engineer. You don't need spike, surge or any
supression unless you live where you have lighting strikes.
In that case
1. unplug your equipment
2. Stay away from the phone
3. Stay away from tall structures.
4. Don't waste money on surge suppressor.
They are only used within equipment that you find in
1. Scientifice labs where a bad , quick , design might create some noise.
2. Where you are in an industrial factory where there are big big motors
on the same line in the immediate vacinity.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
it's true that the only thing that will protect you from a direct strike is insurance... and that pc power supplies are switching power supplies and can't pass most large surges through... and that when i lived in the tampa bay area, most lightning damage came through phone lines... and that in now that i am living in tennessee, a few years ago, a direct strike came in through the cable line burning up my cable modem, router, all network cards and the DVR device... but a spike did come in through the power line too... within a month, all my incandescent light bulbs began to fail. the MOV in most surge protectors does absorb many of the spikes that are present on the power line, including those from a non-direct lightning strike... counter EMF generated when an electric motor starts (like many refrigerators and AC Blowers.) and that they can only absorb so many strikes before the spikes 'poke holes' in the MOV and cause it to stop absorbing surges and quick spikes. surge protectors need to be replaced every year or two if you live in an area with a lot of lightning. the light is somewhat of a gauge... if it is on solid, chances are you are protected up to its rated capacity... but if the light flickers or is out, replace it.
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 3/18/2007
Posts: 332
Location: Da U.P. of MI. eh
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ThingBuyer wrote:Take it from an electronics engineer. You don't need spike, surge or any
supression unless you live where you have lighting strikes.
In that case
1. unplug your equipment
2. Stay away from the phone
3. Stay away from tall structures.
4. Don't waste money on surge suppressor.
They are only used within equipment that you find in
1. Scientifice labs where a bad , quick , design might create some noise.
2. Where you are in an industrial factory where there are big big motors
on the same line in the immediate vacinity.
Don't waste money on surge suppressors.
Ok, I am NOT an electronic engineer, or any other kind (not even a train engineer), but what I have learned over the years is that these things can be dangerous (this from someone who has a wife who uses them).. The problem comes from using 1 or 2 on an outlet designed for 2 items to be connected. This can cause an overload that can lead to a fire if the wiring in the house is older, or not up to snuff. To me that is more dangerous than a surge. I think these are ok to use sparingly, if you know the condition of your house wiring. On my computer, and other places that have multiple things plugged in (kitchen, garage etc) I have surge protectors, but in doubles (in the case of the computer I also have a UPS, (NOT the brown truck). I am one of those that is in a situation that does not allow practicing what I preach, but I do know the quality of my wiring. If I am mistaken, perhaps Thingbuyer, or someone else can correct me as, as hard as it may be to believe, I have been wrong in the past, and will be again (PLEASE, do not tell my wife, OK)... BLESSED ARE THE CRACKED FOR THEY ARE
THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT!
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 12/18/2007
Posts: 359
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Anything that can multiply my outlets for low-draw stuff (e.g. the cordless phone/clock radio/bedside lamp) is handy, and $2 a piece delivered, I'll take it. Pondering an additional set to drop it to $1.67 a piece delivered...
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Rank: First Time Flinger
Joined: 3/22/2008
Posts: 6
Location: Brookline, MA
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ThingBuyer wrote:Take it from an electronics engineer.
I'd be suspicious of anyone who calls himself an 'electronics engineer' on an American site, since afaik all top American universities call the degree 'electrical engineering'
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