> Please be careful about selecting "budget" outlet strips. I know our > conditions are not identical with those in the U.S., but there have > been a number of fires down here caused by cheap outlet strips. Adding to the safety concerns, someone had mentioned using a short Radio Shack extension cord with a multiple outlet on one end, presumably used in a series daisy-chain with an outlet strip. Both the outlet strip and short extension cord with multiple outlets are both Relocatable Power Taps, neither of which are designed for a daisy-chain power connection. The UL and many local codes prohibit their use in that manner. The RPT device should only be plugged into the serving outlet from the branch circuit. For example, one could plug the strip into a duplex wall receptacle and the short, multiple-head extension cord into the other duplex receptacle, but neither device should take its feed from the other.
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