Belkin 2.4 Amp USB Charging 8-Outlet Surge Protection Strip $49.90 ~ $51.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings

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Belkin 2.4 Amp USB Charging 8-Outlet Surge Protection Strip $49.90 ~ $51.99 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings

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mkowarkski on 28/12/2023 - 20:32 bunnings.com.au (1501 clicks)
Last edited 29/12/2023 - 20:37 by 2 other users

Prices vary depending on your selected store, slightly more expensive for Queensland.

All Belkin powerboards at Bunnings:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/products/lighting-electrical/ele…

Belkin 4 Outlet Surge Protector Powerboard: $35
Belkin 6 Outlet Surge Protector Powerboard: $35.90
Belkin 4 Outlet 2 USB Surge Protector Powerboard: $42.57
Belkin 8 Outlet 2 USB Surge Protector Powerboard: $49.90

Prices at JB for comparison or price match:
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/collections/tvs/surge-protection-p…

You can also price beat at Officeworks by 5%
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/search?q=bel…

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Jimothy Wongingtons on 28/12/2023 - 20:33

+9

Surfboard of a power board but can’t fault it. Can recommend for the price.
- UncleRico on 28/12/2023 - 20:46
  
  +11
  
  Yep, decent powerboard.
  
  Which is truly and needlessly ludicrous in size.
  
  Mines gathering dust for that reason. Although the extended family did appreciate it when we all sat around it for our annual Christmas dinner…
rpb on 28/12/2023 - 20:33

+3

$44 at TGGC if you have access
RichardL on 28/12/2023 - 20:34

+12
If you have access to The Good Guys Commercial:

4 Port - $22

6 Port - $25

8 Port - $44
- Scrooge McDeal on 28/12/2023 - 20:38
  
  How do we get access to The Good Guys Commercial? I tried to get access through my Super, but I was unsuccessful.
  - RichardL on 28/12/2023 - 20:39
    
    +3
    
    I got my access through G'Day Rewards years ago.
    
    Check the wiki on how to gain access (might be outdated).
    - Scrooge McDeal on 28/12/2023 - 20:40
      
      Thanks 👍🙂
UltimateAI on 28/12/2023 - 20:54

+2

May seem expensive but includes their connected equipment warranty which I hear they honour.

https://www.belkin.com/support-article/?articleNum=291993
- robberbutton on 28/12/2023 - 22:52
  
  +1
  
  It's been quite a few years now, but they definitely have honored it in the past - I processed quite a few claims for customers through their warranty, never had an issue with them paying out.
  - Rimzi on 29/12/2023 - 11:12
    
    Did they ask for a receipt? I've had mine for a few years and I'd say the receipt is either lost or faded…
    
    "g) Copy of the original receipt"
- Rail Rider95 on 29/12/2023 - 09:07
  
  Reading the fine print of it, didn't seem to work out as well as using contents insurance to us. With a high chance of them rejecting the claim if they tested the board and found it worked fine.
xdivino on 28/12/2023 - 20:54

+1

Is there a definitive ozbargain recommendation on power boards/strips?
like belkin was sold to me 20+ years ago because it had insurance coverage if the surge tripped etc…
kinda feel that was a bit of a oversell statement..

all my boards are 20ish years now based on that.. would be looking to replace a few and price is good.. just wonder if i really need anything more or less… only needing 4 ports really.
- JSONBourne on 28/12/2023 - 21:01
  
  +13
  
  Your boards lasted 20 years and your equipment appears to be fine, isn’t that a success?
  - xdivino on 28/12/2023 - 22:01
    
    yeah the surge lights not working so assume it's past any warrantable "lifetime" expectation etc. but yeah they've been decent..
    
    figured UPS style boards would be all the range by now with better or cleaner power delivery etc. but seems like any old surge board does the job tho.
    - JSONBourne on 29/12/2023 - 00:05
      
      It’s pretty normal for surge resistance to fade over time. In old units is a metal element in the unit, similar to a fuse that will decay over time. Once it gets too weak the light goes out.
      
      20 years is still incredible and the newer ones are made with better technology. I would 100% use a Belkin board again if I was you.
- tony2shanks on 28/12/2023 - 21:04
  
  +4
  
  I dunno bout you but this reads like a great endorsement for belkin lol
  - xdivino on 28/12/2023 - 23:01
    
    Guess so.. looks like i'll just be buying up some of these to replace the dusty ye-olde grey ones
- stephendt on 29/12/2023 - 10:21
  
  -6
  
  Yes. Whatever has the lowest cost per port. Usually it's the budget 4 or 6 port power boards from Bunnings, usually $3-5. Piggy back those if you need more ports. Use a zip tie if ports are loose. For USB charging, you probably have USB ports somewhere else you can use (e.g routers, TVs, computers, etc). Put the savings into ETFs.
Tbargain12 on 28/12/2023 - 20:56

+3

I've had this for some time using it for the TV+sound system etc, ended up getting a Cyberpower 8 port instead, with a higher rated surge protection for under $30 now at Amazon.
- UncleRico on 28/12/2023 - 21:01
  
  +4
  
  Cyberpower divides opinion, with some recent commenters noting QC concerns with loose fitting ports.
  
  May be a recent issue, since I have three which are over a decade old and not one of them has missed a beat or a single issue with any plugs or ports. If they were individually switched, they’d be the perfect board.
  - Tbargain12 on 28/12/2023 - 21:02
    
    +1
    
    That's possible, but the recently one I got have no issue as far as I know. Plus with our consumer law, I wouldn't be too concerned. You're right about the individually switched, that would be nice to have!
    - UncleRico on 28/12/2023 - 21:06
      
      +2
      
      Good to hear.
      
      The day someone makes an individually switched powerboard with decent surge protection, a couple of USB3.0 and USB-C ports and reliable build quality - they’ll sell a million of them…
      - edfoo on 28/12/2023 - 21:14
        
        @UncleRico: Even if they are selling for $500 each you would buy too?
        
        UncleRico on 28/12/2023 - 21:16
        
        @edfoo: No, I’d probably just buy won.
        
        edfoo on 28/12/2023 - 21:34
        
        +3
        
        @UncleRico: You must be lich.
- G-rig on 29/12/2023 - 08:09
  
  +1
  
  Same, I've got a couple of CyberPowers for that stuff too, sit in the cabinet.
  
  The Belkin aren't a bad choice just physically too big, feel cheap and hollow and overpriced. Despite the size, still can't put big adapters/plugs next to each other.
zander95 on 28/12/2023 - 21:34

+1

What is the effect of the Joule rating for surge protection.
I know that there is a bunnings 8 port board with ~3,000 Joules surge rating, which is ~$90.
PLE also sell the PowerShield boards, 5-port is rated @ 1,400 Joules, $35, with a $40,000 connected equipment warranty, and a 8-port, rated @ 2,100 joules, $59, with a $60,000 connected equipment warranty. No idea on warranty reliability etc.

Granted, 900 Joules is more then most (most are only 150 Joules), but what is effect and the differences in ratings?
- JSONBourne on 29/12/2023 - 00:06
  
  The higher the better, but to add there is also the response time rating which also has an effect on top of energy resistance.
- dman1 on 31/12/2023 - 00:41
  
  start with 1000 joules and try to and get higher from there otherwise the surge protection is pretty useless - agree with the previous commenter, higher joule protection is better - not many companies offer the insurance with their boards - I know Cyberpower do, but not sure about Belkin. That being said, Belkin consistentently rates in the the top ten list of power surge supression power boards on lists I have looked at. First you need to know whether your power is good - do you get variable voltage more than 241V or less than 239V and is your cycles per second 50Hz changing. You need a special meter to check for this for at least a week to know - an electrician might help, but you can get similar units on Aliexpress, with AU power plug which will bluetooth to your phone and you can determine whether your power is stable or not.
  
  The next thing is, do you live in an area where you get a lot of lightning strikes - anything that hits within 1KM is probably going to nuke your gear, as the surge suppressors just can't cope with such high voltage. If your power is variable, up to 260V and down to 200V, then would definitely recommend a surge supressor of GOOD quality, 1000 joules or more as your local transformer is probably shit. People in newer estates where power is underground, you are likely to have pretty good power, but you still need to check it with some power metres that measure power levels over time. Aliexpress has some decent units which will work as an electrician is only going to be to able to tell you your power is good/bad while they measure it - you have to measure it over at least 7 days, 30 would be better, to determine if your voltage is only 239-241V and you get consistent 50Hz power - that would indicate your local transformer is good and the likeihood of spikes is much less.
  
  That being said, transformers can only do so much, if you have a big storm and power lines touch each other, there is strong chance of power spike - if you live in an areas with underground power, that's less likely to happen, but often you connect to power on a pole and a transformer going BANG can take out one or more phases, but doesn't mean your gear will get nuked.
  
  I have Power Suppessors which are over 10 years old, and they all need to be replaced, but nothing I have have individual switches which is something I really want, but hard to find.
  
  Typical Australian stuff like Jackson, Arlec and HPM quality has dropped a lot, especially HPM, with only 175 Joule protection, no insurance from most of the Australian power boards - but I've never tried to claim on these - so most people would be claiming their local power wholesaler who covers your costs. but if you get a Cyberpower, keep your receipt, they say they cover up to $50,000 - that doesn't mean they will give you 50,000, but you need to keep all your receipts as anything that gets nuked in your home your will need to prove what you paid for them.
  
  I have never tried to claim on Cyberpower, as my power is very good where I live at the moment, and I get very little change in voltage or cycles per second, that being said, I still want to get Aliexpress energy meters and power analysers with AU plugs to check how good my power really is.
  
  If you have an older house, and you haven't updated your switchboard, spending money on a new switchboard with multiple RCDs on each major fuse is expensive, but far better investment than you think - if you aren't using circuit breakers and still on ceramic fuses, get those ceramic fuses out of there ASAP, you absolutely should have at least one RCD, but one per major fuse in your house is the norm. New houses typically, unless they are really big you will get two or maybe three fuses for the entire house and you should get one RCD for each circuit excluding lighting.
  
  That's been typical for 15-20 years in construction, but the more I watch that Tic Tok Inspector dude who inspects home for water compliancies, and wall compliancies, there are too many dodgy builders out there - I would never trust a Victorian Building Authority inspector - they are hopeless - they miss so many faults.
  
  If your house is 10-15 years old, you are likely to have a modern switch board, but if your house is 50+ years old, who knows what you have, like I wrote, if you still have ceramic fuses and no RCD, invest in getting a new switchboard that is up to date.
  
  A power supressor power board isn't going to save you if your switchboard if 50+ years old, unless the power surge supressors you are installing are 1000 Joules or more even then, your wiring needs to be checked by and electrician, and while you are there, if you haven't updated your telephone wiring, get that upgraded to CAT6 and you shouldn't be using the old Mode 610 plugs from years ago. The Telco S008 and S009 standards have been rewritten three times in the past 13 years, and can be downloaded for free from Communications Alliance - if you don't understand that sort of stuff, get a dedicated Telco/Network cabler to fix your cabling - having old cabling and FTTN, you are asking for problems. Even FTTC, you should have ripped out your old cabling and gotten CAT6 and one single 6P4C or 8P4C plug for your FTTN or FTTC.
  
  However, power, is more important with the insane storms we'e been getting lately, QLD is a nightmare, Victoria had some recent bad storms -
  
  I can only say from experience as a Telco cabler, you might actually improve your FTTN connection with better in home cabling, but for power, first you need to know how stable is it, whether you have a recent switchboard, how old is your wiring, all that is going to affect the ability of a surge suppression power board in blocking power spikes - if you get a lightning strike with 1KM of your house, there's a good chance unless you have very modern underground power, that your gear will survive a strike like that, but power wholesalers usually will cover a lot of these big power spikes close to homes, but KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS for everything - cannot stress that enough, scan them, take photos on your smart phone as long as its legible, store in cloud or backup USB Flash or HDD.
  
  Switch mode power supplies can usually handle small power spikes, but once you go over 260V, you usually get into trouble, where a supressor power board will help, but 175 joules is nothing - do not buy these cheap HPM boards.
  
  Ultimate power protection will be a Online UPS which converts AC to DC back to pure sign wave AC again. Very expensive, you will get good power from those, and they typically have surge suppression built in.
  
  You will not get get good power surge supression from these $8-20 powerboards.
  
  Do research. The Belkin ones often appear in the top ten list.
  
  These are probably worth it, but I hate how everyone is removing individual power switches - it reeks of saving money.
  
  I've written similar on every Surge Suppression Power Board post in the past month. so no doubt plenty people will have been this. Hope something I wrote is helpful to someone.
  
  Cheers.
  - G-rig on 31/12/2023 - 06:33
    
    Shame the Belkin is 900 J, ha.
    I got a few cyberpowers and the rating is about double that I think.
- freewhel on 01/01/2024 - 12:59
  
  for what it's worth, this 8 port from cyberpower is 2750 joules and around $30 on Amazon. Also comes with $50,000 warranty.
  https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07CNLS5Z1?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_…
allenrong88 on 28/12/2023 - 23:08

-2

Same price as Amazon with free delivery available for the prime members, which is a bonus.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Belkin-BSV804au2M-Travel-Surge-Pro…
brisneylander on 29/12/2023 - 00:07

+3

I'm getting $67.46 on Amazon and I have Prime
aileron on 29/12/2023 - 02:52

TGG commercial have this for 44, but at this price is still a good option for those that don't have access.
Coolhandlucas on 29/12/2023 - 08:33

+1

If you don't have access to The Good Guys Commercial (seems to be hard to get access to) but do have access to JB Hi-Fi Commercial:

4 Port - $29.07
6 Port - $36.34
8 Port - $58.18

I have access to JB Commercial just by being a Westpac customer. You click on "Profile" tab in the app, then click on ”Rewards & Offers", then click on "Offers & Rewards" & scroll down until you see JB Hi-Fi Solutions
amoretpax199 on 29/12/2023 - 08:53

I was going to JB Hi-Fi to get a price match but the price just went up.
G-rig on 29/12/2023 - 09:00

+1

@OP Bunnings Belkin 6 Outlet Surge Protector Powerboard is $42.87
Agree 36$ is the price you want.
- mkowarkski on 29/12/2023 - 11:07
  
  +1
  
  I'm still seeing the prices I posted initially.
  Maybe it depends on location?
  - G-rig on 29/12/2023 - 13:27
    
    Yes think so
Makka on 29/12/2023 - 10:19

Seems to be more expensive in QLD ($52.99 for the Belkin 8 Outlet 2 USB Surge Protector Powerboard)