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19 September 2010

Can anyone recommend a U.S. power strip? I want one with a 6 ft or 10 ft lead, and where the outlets are spaced such that I can plug wall warts into all of them. Monoprice is usually my home for cheap cabling, but their power strips fail on the last count.

post by: grouse at: 13:23 | 11 comments

I just learned a new term! Wall wart. I like it.

posted by amro 19 September | 13:25

They make some that have the holes set diagonally, so that the wall wart parts fit next to each other... hang on and I'll google.

posted by occhiblu 19 September | 13:47

Yeah, I'm looking for one like that, or that have two rows instead of one. I just don't want to spend a fortune on it.

posted by grouse 19 September | 13:49

There is even a little man with 5 outlets connected by cables. I wonder if there's an online picture of it . . .

posted by Obscure Reference 19 September | 13:49

Power strips that work well with wall warts from Unclutterer might be helpful.

And on further googling, I think I invented the diagonal versions, because I can't find any.

posted by occhiblu 19 September | 13:51

That is an awesome blog. Now subscribed.

It led me to the PowerSquid which is pretty cool, but damn expensive. Also, eventually to this, which seems nice.

posted by grouse 19 September | 14:02

I love the Unclutterer. Glad it helped!

posted by occhiblu 19 September | 14:05

FWIW, Target carries holiday themed PowerSquids (orange/black at Halloween, red/green at Xmas) that end up at least 50% off after the holiday. I have several festive Squids as a result, they are really great for wall warts but tend to contribute a rather messy look to cable management.

posted by jamaro 19 September | 15:42

I was just going to suggestion PowerSquids. I love them so much.

posted by gc 19 September | 16:24

I have the Power Strip Liberators which are on the Unclutterer list and they're great.

posted by IndigoRain 19 September | 17:15

There are a number of different approaches to this:
* Pivot Power (bendy)
* Socket Sense (extendable for more space)
* Revolve (tower)
* Powramid (rounded cone, really)

posted by dhartung 19 September | 18:10

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