[NSW] Arlec 7 Outlet Powerboard with Wi-Fi Range Extender $15 @ Bunnings (Bankstown Airport)

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WetGrout on 04/09/2022 - 22:52 files.ozbargain.com.au (2565 clicks)
Last edited 04/09/2022 - 23:02 by 1 other user

I saw these on special at Bunnings Bankstown Airport and thought they might be handy for someone. Pretty cheap for a 7 port power board. The wifi extender is just a bonus if it works well.

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  adrianhughes1998 on 04/09/2022 - 22:56

  No surge protection at this price I'm guessing :/

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    trex on 04/09/2022 - 23:00

    -8

    According to Bunnings website

    Overload Protection : Yes

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      adrianhughes1998 on 04/09/2022 - 23:02

      +2

      Not the same as surge protection.

      • trex on 04/09/2022 - 23:02 Comment score below threshold.
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          adrianhughes1998 on 05/09/2022 - 02:19

          +4

          @trex: Implied, yep.

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        Jay-Ros on 04/09/2022 - 23:04

        +5

        | Works with existing broadband router : Yes

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    Muzeeb on 04/09/2022 - 23:27

    +1

    Surge: No

    Source

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  TanedaR on 04/09/2022 - 23:06

  The page is taken down from bunning's website
  Product details:
  https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H_XVQZ…

  btw, 2x Arlec 6 Outlet Powerboard are just $9.15…
  https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-6-outlet-powerboard-twin-p…

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  Hybroid on 05/09/2022 - 01:25

  +1

  Pretty cheap for a 7 port power board.

  Never cheap out on electrical power boards. More so when plugging in half a dozen things. It's always worth paying extra for better quality and surge protection. Should be OK for a bunch of LED lights or light usage but never for TVs, vacuum cleaners, computers etc.

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    cauilfield on 05/09/2022 - 09:00

    -1

    TVs and Computers don't consume much. Usually you will be fine as long as the power board is compliant and approved.

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      jsparky77 on 05/09/2022 - 14:44

      +1

      There's two issues with what you are saying.
      1 - Surge protection is not always caused by what is plugged in. It can come from elsewhere in the power system of your home/grid. As such you want to protect the high value electrical (TV/computer).

      2 - Averaging across an entire year, sure the PC and TV might not consume as much total electricity as other appliances that run 24 hours, such as a fridge. But problems with cheap power boards arise from instantaneous usage, not average. Computers (gaming in particular) have one of the highest peak electrical consumption (conservatively 200W+) of all household gear - bar reverse cycle coolers.

      You say they don't consume much, with much being a relative term. What are you relating this to?

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  andresampras on 05/09/2022 - 10:05

  Anyone had personal experience with appliances or whatever being destroyed due to a powerboard fault?

  I get that it's an extra layer of safety for your more expensive / hard to replace electronics / electrical items, but I've had no experience with a powerboard failing and taking down connected devices with it.

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  gadgetguy on 05/09/2022 - 10:55

  +1

  It is available and the same price on the Powerpass app for me so I'm guessing this is nationwide. I/N: 0161029.

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    MBix on 05/09/2022 - 12:07

    +1

    $28.50 on PowerPass at my two local WA stores (Bayswater and Malaga)

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      gadgetguy on 05/09/2022 - 14:05

      +1

      I'm in VIC - $15 for me.

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  nige0090 on 05/09/2022 - 14:00

  Scanned at $30 in Chatswood this morning