Fortunately, most of us will never need to find out how well our surge protectors actually work. Instead, we must put our faith in the warranty offered and the connected equipment insurance provided. However, I can't tell you how many times I have read horror stories in reviews about how APC, or Tripp-Lite, or some other company has stiffed their customer by refusing to pay, once they've examined the equipment. Far too often, the bitter review left behind even explains WHY the customer didn't get their money. As an example, I can recall one such review for this very surge protector in which the customer admitted that, although their cable box was plugged into the surge protector, the cable connection itself was not. That's a bit like blaming your seatbelt for failing to protect you when driving drunk.
This is certainly not the highest rated surge protector, but it does have all of the connections necessary to provide protection for your equipment, if connected properly. In addition to 11 power outlets, there's a connection for coax cable, one for your phone line and one for your computer network. In order for these to be effective, however, they need to be used. It's not enough to plug in every single component in your entertainment system to this device if the your cable isn't plugged into this device before connecting to your cable box, if your phone line doesn't pass through this device before connecting to your fax machine, and if your home network doesn't pass through here on the way to your router. A lightening strike can enter on any set of wires entering your home - not just on the power line - and once it enters through a single piece of equipment, from there it can spread to every other connected piece of equipment, frying the electronics in all of them.
I noted that one of the ratings made note of a loss of cable signal using this surge protector. I'm using mine on an unamplified indoor antenna without any degradation of signal. It's possible that your own cable company may be the issue, as some of them rely on two-way communication with the cable box, which may not work well with ANY surge protector. I've seen complaints with other surge protectors that ethernet performance may be slowed down as well, but few of us have broadband connections that are fast enough where this would matter anyway. Unfortunately APC and Tripp-Lite do not publish this information, making it very difficult to know if a particular surge protector will work in a particular setting. In my experience, this surge protector works perfectly well with Verizon FiOS.
There are a couple of other things I would like to bring up for those trying to decide on the purchase of this particular surge protector. Home networks can be quite extensive and a TV in the bedroom can easily serve as the entry point for a surge that effects your connected refrigerator. Long runs of wire can serve as an antenna, picking up a nearby lightening strike and sending it through your home network. The bottom line is that you need surge protection for every piece of connected equipment. Each point of entry to your equipment, be it an entertainment unit, a computer, a refrigerator or a router, needs it's own protection, even from your own home network. Most surge protectors are rated in Joules, but that only measures how much power they can absorb over their lifetimes before they fail. The important specifications are clamping voltage and response time, both of which should be as low as possible. In that regard, this APC surge protector is adequate for most home applications.
Finally, a word about voltage conditioning, which can be just as important as protection from lightening strikes. If you live in a single family house of fairly recent vintage, you probably don't need to worry much about this and surge protectors such as this one are fine for your needs. On the other hand, if your wiring is more than 30 or 40 years old, or if you live in an apartment building, you definitely need more than a surge protector. For example, if your neighbor down the hall flips on their 1000 watt amplifier at the same time that the upstairs neighbor turns on their oven and that your air conditioning cycles on, you're likely to experience a momentary drop in line voltage. For a lot of computers, that can be a problem - a BIG problem. Over time, the data on your hard drive or SSD will be corrupted. A power line conditioner, which is a surge protector with added circuitry to protect against transient changes in line voltage, will protect you against damage from these transients. However, they do so at a cost of what can be a few hundred dollars a piece. If you are going to spend that kind of money to protect your computers, you might as well get an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), particularly if your area is prone to power outages. A UPS will not only protect you against voltage fluctuations, but it will shut your computer down gracefully in the event of a prolonged power outage. Buyer beware, though - a lot of UPS's use a simulated sine wave output that for a computer is worse than having nothing. You need to buy a UPS with a pure sine wave output - they cost more than twice as much, but can help to save your data, particularly if you haven't invested in cloud-based backup.
If you're wondering why someone who's obviously computer savvy is using such a simple surge protector, let me explain. CyberPower warns agains connecting a laser printer to any of their UPS units. Indeed, the warranty is void if one attempts to do so. My wife and I live in a high-rise building with old wiring, so we're not about to be without our UPS's. We both have multi-function laser printers and for these, the APC surge protector is perfect. The printers have connections to power, the telephone line and our home network. The APC surge protector provides protection for all of these.
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P11VT3 SurgeArrest Home/Office
Premium level of surge protection for electronic devices.
For over 30 years, millions of customers have trusted APC, a leader in power protection. This professional-grade surge protector has eleven outlets as well as inputs for coaxial cables for audiovisual connections and a phone line/DSL splitter for data line protection.
Why use an APC surge protector?
Best in Class Protection
Power disturbances such as surges, lighting and spikes can happen at any time and cause irreparable damage to your investments. All APC surge products undergo stringent IEEE testing and comply with local agency safety requirements. The P11VT3 provides professional-grade surge protection.
Ideal for Computers and Household Electronics
Provides essential surge, spike and lightning protection for your computer, TV and other electronic devices.
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I bought several of these a year or so ago. Plugged them in and they have worked wonderfully. About two or three weeks ago, the power company changed out a huge transformer on the church campus. The transformer was as big as my car! So the entire church campus was turned off during the change, when they powered everything back on, weird things began to happen with the electrical system. Devices began to burn up, fluorescent lights hummed very loud, etc. Come to find out VERY QUICKLY they had wired the transformer backwards to our electrical system. That mistake has now cost close to $30,000 in lost systems and equipment. But EVERYTHING plugging into this surge protector was UNHARMED. I just bought another case of them! The old ones still operated, but the protection was gone. I opened them all up and all of them looked as though they had burned. I tossed them for the new ones.PLEASE PROTECT YOUR EQUIPMENT WITH THIS PRODUCT! It works very well.
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Christian Alejandro ☠️
Una compra MUY necesaria para proteger tus aparatos electrónicos.
Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2019Size: 11 OutletStyle: DSL / Tele + Coaxial + NetworkPattern Name: Surge ProtectorVerified Purchase
Una compra MUY necesaria para proteger tus aparatos electrónicos.
Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2019
Esta es una de esas compras que uno hace más que nada por necesidad y no por gusto. Me ví en la necesidad de adquirir este protector de corriente porque el otro que tengo es de 4 salidas y requiero de uno con mayor capacidad para mis aparatos adicionales.Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2019
Escogí este protector y modelo en particular ya que cuenta con 11 entradas, protección para linea de datos (DSL) y teléfono, protección para entrada coaxial (útil para usuarios que contratan cable o servicio de TV satelital) y protección para linea de datos por medio de conexion a ethernet.
Yo en lo personal haré uso de la protección de la linea de tel/DSL (mi proveedor de internet es Telmex) y de la protección de entrada coaxial (mi TV está conectada a una antena exterior) ya que las descargas eléctricas que pueden arruinar tus aparatos no vienen solo de las lineas eléctricas tradicionales. Es muy posible que las descargas eléctricas que se generan durante una tormenta eléctrica también lleguen a tus aparatos por medio de esos medios y pues no me quiero arriesgar jeje. Telmex no realiza sus instalaciones de linea de cobre aterrizadas (al menos en mi zona) y pues la antena exterior que tengo conectada a mi TV sería un excelente conductor de carga electrica que terminaria en TV :(
No utilizaré la entrada de protección de cable de datos ethernet ya que no existe linea alguna que ingresa a mi casa desde el exterior.
-Con el protector vienen 3 cables a utilizar: el cable ethernet CAT-5, un cable telefónico y un tercer cable coaxial que es requerido utilizarlo si harás uso de la protección para esa entrada.
Viene con su instructivo para uso correcto y garantía.
-El protector te indica 3 estados por medio de luces LED; el LED verde se prende cuando el aparato está funcionando normalmente y está protegiendo tus aparatos. La luz amarilla se prende en caso de haber una sobrecarga y la LED roja se prende cuando hay algún problema con el cableado eléctrico de tu hogar. En mi caso la LED roja se prende porque no todos los enchufes de mi casa están conectados a tierra. Es algo que tendré resolver en el futuro.
Tengo mi linea de Telmex conectada y no he notado interferencia alguna con mi servicio ni perdida de velocidad pero estoy 100% más tranquilo sabiendo que por ese medio ya no ingresará corriente que pueda dañar mis aparatos al igual que por el cable coaxial de mi antena de exterior.
-El protector está construido de plástico rigido resistente y viene con paneles deslizables en cada enchufe para evitar que se meta el polvo o pelusa dentro de ellos. El cable que va a la pared es bastante largo y muy grueso pero NO recomiendo que se alargue con una extensión ya que puede que la extensión no sea la indicada para la carga de energía requerida para el funcionamiento adecuado del protector.
El protector no hace ruido y los espacios para conectar los aparatos son los adecuados por si llegas a tener de esos eliminadores bultosos que ocupan mucho espacio.
En mi caso tengo conectada mi TV, mi PS4 Pro, mi sistema de audio Logitech, mi modem de Telmex, un switch de red, mi PC y mi unidad de DVR y ha funcionado de maravilla.
No puedo recomendar lo suficiente un protector de corriente para tus aparatos; aún cuando no hayan tormentas eléctricas frecuentes en tu área las fluctuaciones de corriente pueden arruinar tus aparatos.
Espero y mi opinión le haya servido de algo a alguien. Gracias por leerme, ¡saludos!
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Cristopher
De los mejores
Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2016Size: 11 OutletStyle: DSL / Tele + CoaxialPattern Name: Surge ProtectorVerified Purchase
gordy
This surge protector is for people who know what works and does not.
Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2020Size: 8 OutletStyle: DSL / Tele + CoaxialPattern Name: Surge ProtectorVerified Purchase
Noodle
Reliable and trustworthy
Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2020Size: 11 OutletStyle: DSL / Tele + CoaxialPattern Name: Surge ProtectorVerified Purchase
mtl_user
Worst surge protector...
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2017Size: 8 OutletStyle: DSL / Tele + CoaxialPattern Name: Surge ProtectorVerified Purchase
Worst surge protector...
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2017
This is my second item (replaced, because the first one wasn't working three of the total eight outlets - pointed by my three fingers at the picture).Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2017
This second one looks used, the packing was clearly showing that some other client returned...The first package wasn't like that, was showing brand new.
Now, this replacement doesn't work AT THE SAME THREE OUTLETS!!
My 24'' monitor was having a weird behavior - suddenly lowering brightness and back to the normal. I had to unplug and plug directly to a wall outlet and everything became fine, tried with a cheap ruler and worked fine as well. this is a non-sense having this product to protect your devices and actually is doing the opposite!
I spent a considerable amount of time searching for the seller contact to ask why, but there is not any available, ridiculous custom service, not compared with other sellers I've ordered and had the issues solved.
I'm asking for refund and I don't wanna hear this APC brand anymore!
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