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DSE One Hour Deal (7pm - 8pm AEST) - Surge Interceptor 8 Way for $29 Delivered

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DSE One Hour Deal (7pm - 8pm AEST) - Surge Interceptor 8 Way for $29 Delivered
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jaam on 15/09/2011 - 09:49 dicksmith.com.au (3260 clicks)
Last edited 15/09/2011 - 13:35

Another one hour deal from Dick Smiths today between 7pm and 8pm AEST. This time SURGE INTERCEPTOR 8-Way Surge Board.

Here is product page http://dicksmith.com.au/product/M7810/.

"Provides surge protection for 8 mains outlets plus a phone line and TV coaxial cable socket. Includes coil/capacitor EMI filtering, 6 heavy-duty MOVs, varistor and gas discharge arrestors, protection status indicators, 10A circuit breaker plus 2,000 Joule and 60,000A maximum mains surge current rating. Includes 1.8 metre phone and F-type coax patch cables. Lifetime guarantee with $100,000 Connected Equipment Warranty."

I remember that there used to be a similar deal for this product at 3 for $99. So, it seems that this deal is slightly cheaper and the best is that you can only buy one instead of three.

Electrical & Electronics Power Board Surge Protection

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  • Black Hole on 15/09/2011 - 10:17

    Why would one want this when you have a surge protection main board? I prefer individual switch for each connector. However the deal is good.

    • eDust on 15/09/2011 - 10:24
      +1

      I guess most people don't have surge protection on the main board. This also protects the aerial (I've had a TV die from a lightning strike), so it seems like a useful device.

      • oz-dxer on 15/09/2011 - 11:15
        +1

        If you had a direct hit, more than just the TV would have gone to god.

        The closest i have come to a hit was having "feelers" comming off my HF ham antenna, they were about 2 meters in length, just like a plasma ball.

        Its important when the surge supressors "fire" or clamp the surge voltage at a resonable level.
        most dont clamp until the high voltage has already damaged your equipment.

        some are just junk and a waste of money, giving a false sense of security.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_protector

    • Tal_Shiar on 15/09/2011 - 14:04

      Thanks for pointing that out, saved me $58!

  • shaybisc on 15/09/2011 - 10:31
    -1

    Powerboards- another one of those arcane subjects that can drive you crazy. I have a few of these:

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CABAC-8-WAY-SURGE-PROTECTION-POWE…

    which I got for about $28 each, purely on the specs, and a couple of these:

    http://www.bigw.com.au/electronics/household-electrical/powe…

    because Choice said they were good and BigW gave me a $20 delivered deal.

    And a Bolton 8 way switched one

    To me, they look as good or better than this DSE one, but really I don't have a clue.

    • snappy1234 on 15/09/2011 - 19:50

      FYI… just saw in Coles today they had the Crest powerboards on clearance pricing $17 plus some random cents…should have taken a pic(to help with my memory issues ;)

  • justtoreply on 15/09/2011 - 10:50

    Ive got one of these. It doesnt exactly instill me with confidence.

    They discount them regularly. I think they discount them to $49, which would make this cheap.

  • WendyD on 15/09/2011 - 10:57

    These are sometimes on catch of the day for around the same price, but the free delivery is pretty good.

  • sash213 on 15/09/2011 - 11:17
    +1

    The Belkin 6 ways that DSE have had before for $29 delivered are great (and look nice) but lack the individual switches. The Belkin lifetime warranty is a nice to have also.

    As DonkeyKong says, the individual switches are a big plus to have on a surge board.

    • allyemil on 15/09/2011 - 11:53
      +2

      And therefore i think i would prefer the ones from Dealsdirect. Currently out of stock but they re-stock them pretty quickly so I'm sure its just a matter of time before they have them again.
      Has anyone had any experience with them?

      http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/arista-8-way-surge-protected…

      Still, this DSE deal is quite good so +-ve from me.

      • syme321 on 15/09/2011 - 14:47

        Nice, I'll keep my eye out for this one when it comes in stock.

        Individual switches and power pack friendly plugs make it better for me.

    • perhapscwk on 15/09/2011 - 13:25
      +2

      Yes. I have 2 Belkin (8 ways?) purchased from DSE before. However, some of my socket shape is "square", not
      able to plus it in. Belkin only support plug in circle shape.

  • tron07 on 15/09/2011 - 12:04

    I think better to wait for the BigW Crest surge protector with the $25k insurance

    • allergic2work on 15/09/2011 - 12:29
      +2

      These ones actually have $100K insurance with lifetime warranty. got 2 myself, not bad. cant comment on the claims process, really hoping i wont ever have to!

  • timmy_tam on 15/09/2011 - 12:28

    just as a note, i saw yesterday at ikea, 2pk of 6 plug adaptors (2m cable) for $10
    and same thing but 3 or 4 plug for $7.

    i was spewing as i recently bought the 6and4 plug ones from centrecom, but just thought i'd make a note of it…

  • viper8548 on 15/09/2011 - 17:11

    Why are we comparing against other prices of surge protection boards with no insurance? 99% of the time no boards can actually protect from any surge strong enough to damage your equipment.

    People buy this board for the insurance not for a "power board".

    • EnALup on 15/09/2011 - 17:51

      I have read few reviews, where people said, surge protectors saved their devices.

    • videoman on 15/09/2011 - 19:44

      Has anyone actually ever heard of anyone getting insurance money from a power board manufacturer?

  • Phesto on 15/09/2011 - 19:21

    Ordered two, thanks.

  • roughana on 15/09/2011 - 19:53

    I ordered two as well, thanks.

  • bagachin on 15/09/2011 - 19:58

    bought one ~thanks!

  • Aap Ke Papa on 15/09/2011 - 20:10

    bought one thnxxx

  • bagachin on 15/09/2011 - 20:21

    Interesting….as of now (08:21pm), the deal is still active…

  • BuyNow Think Later on 15/09/2011 - 20:37

    It's back to $89 now. Deal is finished.

  • robertpc on 15/09/2011 - 21:49

    nooooooooooo, I needed one, I was at a shopping centre the whole day and I did not notice this deal. FML.

  • turbodude on 16/09/2011 - 09:55

    I recently had a Belkin surge cube connected to a Samsung TV when there was a major lightening storm. Other rooms had no protection and I had a 42inch TCL TV, PS3, HDMI extenders, antenna amp plus a few others die. The Samsung 50inch TV was fine and the light on the surge cube is now off indicating that it protected the load(and needs to be replaced). I can't be 100% sure the TV would have died without it but dealing with the insurance company (and excess of $200) means I am willing to buy protection. I bought 2 of these.

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