Surge Protector Recommendations?

I bought the Tripp Lite IBAR4-6D.
It's rated for 3330 joules.
It has four outlets, but they make versions with six or eight outlets.
I paid $57 at Newegg two years ago. It's now listed at $68

Thanks for the responses. So the belkin ones I posted are not good then? That one seem to be on sale for $20 plus tax and has very good reviews. But the negative reviews of like it burning and things like that is a concern.

Ghot said:

Tripp Lite IsoBar are the best...

Tripp Lite IsoBar surge protectors


But the house or building needs three prong outlets.

^ This.


I have one that looks like this but has more than two outlets.

Newmann said:

Thanks for the responses. So the belkin ones I posted are not good then? That one seem to be on sale for $20 plus tax and has very good reviews. But the negative reviews of like it burning and things like that is a concern.

You get what you pay for. I mentioned they should be UL rated. Are they? Probably not.

Tripp Lite - Wikipedia

Their suppliers are probably in China though.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/3...B-6DFB81C3A8C6


For your budget I would get this: Amazon.com: Tripp Lite SUPER7B 7 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip, 7ft Cord, Right Angle Plug, 2160 Joules, Black, & Dollar 75,000 Insurance : Electronics


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tripp-Li...PER7/308849001


Forget about the so-called insurance crap. It's a scam.

So these tripp lite isobar surge protectors are real expensive but they are worth it or unnecessary? What if you are in location without ground so to speak? It won't do any protection still right? But in a place with ground, it would?


The cheaper tripp lite super7b surge protector, that seems like a regular surge protector but cost a lot more than similar surge protectors that are small and like that, is it the best one out there? It says there is insurance but no company does that insurance?


Say someone had 5k worth of equipment connected to any of these surge protectors that says insurance up to whatever amount. No one will ever claim it? How could you prove it was indeed the surge protector and not something else whether this was during a power surge or something else? I can't imagine you send it to them as there is already damage. You take pictures? Then send receipts of all your equipment? That wouldn't seem right since people could lie and make things up as well that isn't related to the surge protector.

You must install a surge protector in the main electrical panel, according to your country's lightning standard. The surge protector at the device level complement the surge protector on the main panel. They cannot be used without a surge protector on the main board.
The main surge protector will absorb almost all of the overvoltage from the indirect lightning strike, and the surge protector at the level of devices which are more than 10 meters (wiring) from the main surge protector will absorb the residual overvoltages which increase over long distances ( more than 10 meters)
The house must have a main ground and the outlets near the appliances must also be grounded.

There should also be a surge protector at the main panel to protect the telecommunications cables. You have to see this with your country's protection standards. The equipment shouldn't cost much.

For direct lightning strikes, a lightning rod is required on the roof in addition to the surge protector on the main board and surge protector at the level of the devices.

MisterEd said:

I don't know about new construction but it not required for existing homes. In fact I don't know any homeowner that has done all that.

This may not be required in your area. In my country it is obligatory where the number of lightning strikes is significant, approximately 3/4 of the country the main surge protector (and lightning rod) is not obligatory. And more generally when things change in the electrical standard, no homes already built at the time and after the date of the change in the standard will be informed, never again in fact. This is a problem when there are safety developments such as differential switches which protect against electrocution.