Tripp Lite ISOBAR4ULTRA Isobar 4 Outlet Heavy Duty Power Strip Surge Protector, 3330 Joules, 6ft Cord, Flat Plug, Metal Power Strip, Industrial Garage Work Shop Bench, Under Desk and Wall Mountable

This surge protector seemed promising and is definitely well-made, the concept is solid, and I can see how it could be helpful in many situations. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite solve the issue I was hoping to fix.It might be a great fit for someone with different needs or a different setup, but in my case, it just didn’t have the impact I expected. That said, the product itself is well-designed, and I appreciate the quality and effort behind it.So while it wasn’t quite right for me, I wouldn’t discourage others from trying it, just make sure it matches your specific situation.

This is the best surge protector there is. Get this one! You can research it if you like, but this is where the internet will point you. And you'll likely think it pricey, but if you have any sensitive musical or computer equipment, this protection is the best out there and it's actually cheaper than some other professional grade surge protectors. The ISOBAR is built of solid metal, I mean solid, so the box itself will last forever. This is a professional grade surge strip.Now there are some plastic trip-lite protectors meant for your TV stuff. They're cheaper and work fine, at least I've never had any problem. But I definitely want the ISOBAR for all my musical plugging in. I bought my first ISOBAR over 20 years ago, and it still works like a charm. I've bought 5 more since. I have a project recording studio that I use these in for pretty much everything I plug in there, and other than making the move to installing an overall surge protector at the studio's breaker box, in which if I did, I'd pop some big bucks for, these are all I will ever use.Now, as great as these are at protecting your equipment against the all too frequent and city common city power voltage surges, particularly in areas with hydroelectric power, all surge protectors have their limitations. While they protect against surges, most surge protectors don't deal with sudden drops of voltage. And I've been told by my amp guy, it's the drops that you should worry the most about. The ISOBAR is designed to recognize a sudden voltage drop and let the power latch down a bit slower to protect the equipment. Now there are some power conditioners out there, quite a bit more expensive to be sure, that are actually designed to deal specifically with sudden drops in voltage. Of course the main culprit here is city power going out altogether while you have your equipment running. And the best protection for that is a battery backup that will keep all your equipment running at a steady voltage level even without power. This is your best protection by all means. But the grade of battery backup you will need in a music project studio is going to cost you a big old wad of cash. And, you are going to have to run some power strips out of it anyway, so they might as well be ISOBARS.And one last disclaimer. Despite everything you do. There's one equipment killing culprit you just can't do anything about. And this one has gotten a few of my machines. Static electricity! In particular, the static caused by nearby lightning strikes. It travels through the air, so there's just no way to block it. But you can try to keep the studio as centrally located in your dwelling as possible and that will really help.One way or the other, you want some surge protection at the power source, and this is the surge protection strip you want.

Good for protecting electronics.

Provides excellent surge protection and is ruggedly built. Has 8 wide spaced outlets for your needs.I use it for my Amateur Radio Station powering 12.8v power supplies for various radios, laptop, etc.

I bought this to solve an intermittent popping sound coming through the speakers in my stereo sys. I had isolated and substituted every component, but the popping continued, scary loud at times. Did a little searching, suggesting were that the noise was coming from the ac power lines, inside or outside house I can not say. So I did more research and decided I didn't want to spend a fortune on isolated power supplies or conditioners. The Tripp Lite Ultra Isobar 6 was recommended from various sources got it next day haven't heard a pop since. Absolutely solved the problem no bs no snake oil. I you can only pull so much power through this. I have 2 150w ab monos and 1 25w class a amp but when I add a linear power supply the monos won't power up. It works and it works well. Recomended.

The most robust power strip ive ever seen it weighs a couple pounds, metal housing, good build quality.

I have been a long standing fan of the Tripp Lite Isobar powerstrips. I feel like in the modern era where everything is made out of plastic, it's occasionally refreshing to buy a product made with a steel case. So in terms of look and feel the quality of the product is great.In terms of its functionality, there are two positives that prompt me to buy this product again and again. The first is that each of the outlets is spaced far enough from each other that you can plug in a power adapter into each one of them without worrying about covering up another outlet. So with this powerbar there is no more wasted unused plug space.The second thing going for this product is in it's name, Isobar. Each pair of plugs is isolated from every other pair. What does this mean do you ask? Well what caused me to buy this product originally was that I had a computer for which I bought a set of high end desk speakers. Being lazy I didn't want to turn them on whenever I turned the computer on. Well due to the fact that I built a gaming computer that draws alot of power, it would cause the speakers to "pop" whenever I turned the computer on due to the brief power surge it creates.However, once I bought the Isobar this problem pretty much went away as the speakers were plugged into a different set of plugs that the computer was on the Isobar and since each set is "isolated" from each other and the surge the computer creates was isolated from the speakers.For those less lazy, it is still a great product as the capacitors filter still filter your power and provide cleaner energy which will allow your electronics to perform at their best every time you use them.Update 9/10/2017 - This review was originally left for a 4 Outlet Tripp Lite surge protector. However, as it is essentially the same product (but with more outlets) I decided to reuse it for this review as well. However, in this review I did drop it down one star. The reason for this was that even though you can plug this into a 15 amp outlet, it cannot handle a full 15 amp load (or 80% of a 15 amp load, technically, which is what most 15 amp breakers are normally rated to).I had a rather unusual application where I needed to draw roughly 11-12 amps continuously and this surge protector simply could not handle it. Not only did it heat up quite a bit, but under the slightest provocation the strip would trip turning off the appliance attached to it.While this is certainly an extreme test, I have found other similarly priced surge protectors that were up to the task.