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Power Strips Cannot Turn One Outlet Into an Infinite Budget
· New York time
Do not plug one power strip into another, electrical safety guidance warns. Power strips add outlets for devices, and some offer surge protection, but chaining them can overload a circuit. More sockets do not give the wall an unlimited supply of power. The distinction is easy to lose at a crowded desk, where a laptop, monitor, lamp and chargers all compete for space. A second strip can look like a tidy answer to a shortage of sockets while concentrating more demand on the same connection. Surge protection is a separate feature, not permission to pile on devices without regard to capacity. The office has found a way to give every gadget a seat at the table, but the outlet still has to pay the bill. Its budget meeting begins when the extra strip comes out.
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