Belkin Office Series (BE108200-06) Surge Suppressor

BELKIN  OFFICE  SERIES  8  OUTLET  SURGE  PROTECTOR  Model BE108200 06

          If you have any expensive electronic equipment, such as computers and related peripherals, that you want to protect from electrical surges and voltage fluctuations, it makes a lot of sense to plug all of these electrical gadgets into a good surge protector.  A relatively good quality surge protector that is designed to protect your home office equipment, and which sells for a very reasonable price is the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector, Model BE108200-06.  Read on and see if the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector might have some of the qualities that you would be looking for in a surge protector to safeguard your precious home office electronic devices. 

            In making any purchase, it is always wise to make sure that one is getting the most for their money.  Bearing this in mind the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector offers a lot of bang for your buck.  The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector has a list price of $31.99, but it can readily be found selling at a discount for as little as $16.88 from some of the better national electronics retailers and Internet dealers.  It is important to bear in mind that a really good surge protector can cost in the hundreds of dollars, so keep this in mind when you are making your purchase decision.  Remember in this world, you usually get what you pay for.  Further, before placing a purchase make sure to check on shipping and handling fees, as these hidden costs can eat away at your discount.

            The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector has a number of very good features.  Firstly, it has eight individual outlets.  These outlets are relatively widely spaced and can accommodate up to 6 large transformer plugs without losing access to the remaining two other outlets.  This can be accomplished by plugging the 4 transformer plugs on the wider part, and two more at the very end.  It would have been preferable for the outlets to be more widely spaced, so that no outlets are potentially lost to a user, but then the Belkin Office Series Outlet Surge Protector would have to have been somewhat bigger, and consumers seem to prefer a surge protector to have the smallest footprint possible.  This would probably be a good place to list the dimensions of the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector.  This surge Protector weighs 1.8 pounds, and it is 2.2 inches high, 6.2 inches wide, and 14.5 inches long. 

            The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector is rated at 3390 Joules, and the manufacturer offers a $200,000 Connected Equipment Warranty on the equipment that is properly connected to this surge protector. To those of you who may be new to the world of surge protectors, a Joule is a measure of electrical energy, and the Joule rating of a surge protector gives an indication of the level of protection that a surge protector offers, and the higher the Joule rating of the surge protector, the greater the protection.  A good surge protector should offer at least 1,000 Joules of protection, and as you can see the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector offers 3390 Joules of protection, which is quite a lot of protection for the money that this surge protector sells for.

          There are a few other important things to look for in a surge protector with regard to its ability to protect your delicate electrical equipment besides its Joule rating.  One of the most important features to look for is the level of Clamping Voltage the surge protector is rated for.  Clamping Voltage is the voltage level at which the surge protector cuts in and diverts the power surge.  The lower the Clamping Voltage that a surge protector is rated at, the better the protection for your equipment.  Most surge protectors have a rating of 330 Volts, 400 Volts, or 500 Volts.  The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector is rated at 500 Volts, which is adequately good.  Of course all of this protection is not going to be much help if your surge protector is not plugged into a properly wired outlet.  The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector can also provide valuable information to you in this regard.  There are 2 diagnostic LED's on this surge protector.  One glows green when it is providing proper protection, and another glows red to let you know that if the line you are plugged into is not properly wired.  These are very important features for a surge protector to have.

          The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector also has a 6 foot heavy duty cord with an angled input plug.  Having a 6 foot cord is O.K., but personally I would have preferred that the cord was longer, such as being 12 feet in length.  The shortness of the cord can present a problem for some consumers, as a surge protector must never be plugged into an extension cord, as its ability to divert power surges to the ground line of your home may be compromised or nullified this way.  
 
           The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector also offers some protection from EMI/RFI noise and interference, including noise generated by other equipment that may be plugged into the unit.  To those of you who may be new to the world of surge Protectors, RFI stands for Radio Frequency Interference and EMI stands for Electromagnetic Interference.  Electrical current can be contaminated by difference sources of noise such as from AC power lines, the electric motors or you refrigerator or dish washer, or even from some of the components that might be plugged into your surge Protector, such as the spinning motor of a DVD player that might for example be in your computer.  The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector will reduce these troublesome electronic artifacts, giving you better sound quality over your speakers, and potentially better picture quality over your computer monitor screen.  
            
          Well who is the Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector best suited for?  This surge protector would be good for someone who is looking to protect their personal computer and related equipment such as printers, fax machines, and telephones, or possibly even for protecting a home theater or home stereo setup.  The Belkin Office Series 8 Outlet Surge Protector offers good value for the money, and it is very sturdy and well built.  Personally, with regard to using this for home theater equipment, I would recommend a higher end model with a lower clamping voltage, increased RFI and EMI isolation, and definitely one with a longer cord.  Belkin makes several other surge protectors that have these specific features.

            Well I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my review, but now if you will please excuse me, I must get back to practicing my guitar.