Showerthought: Lately I keep finding control boards with blown caps from cheap power strips

I had a Samsung fridge call in my area last Tuesday where the main board was toast. Pulled it out and three capacitors were bulging like crazy. Homeowner had it plugged into a $12 power strip from a discount store. This is the fourth time in two months I've seen surge damage from garbage strips. I told them to get a real surge protector with a joule rating over 1000 next time. Anyone else seeing more of these failures lately?

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foster.dylan2d ago

Cheap strips are basically fire hazards with outlets.

barbara_sanchez882d ago

fire hazards with outlets" lol damn that's brutal. but honest question - have you actually seen one melt or spark on someone, or is it more of a "everyone says so" thing?

ryan_coleman212d ago

Watched a buddy's phone charger catch fire at his desk off a $5 strip from a gas station. Spend the extra $10 on a name brand, your insurance deductible is way more.