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Nov 19, 2013 | 1:56 pm

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Originally Posted by chx1975

http://amzn.com/B003UHYDYO

Thanks! this might do the trick, although it also sounds like it may be too bulky (per ScottC's comment)

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Originally Posted by ScottC

Why do you need surge protection? The US is the only country I know of that sells surge protectors in their strips. Before I moved to the US, I had never once seen a powerstrip with surge protection...

I don't know, I'm by no means a techie. I just figured it would be a good thing to have given that I travel frequently in third world countries with unstable power supplies. Am I wrong in thinking that unstable power supply may mean increased risk of power surges?

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