Product Description Stop leaving electronic equipment on when you turn your TV or PC off by using a wall mounted Advanced Power Tap to reduce Vampire or standby power waste. Standby power is wasted electrical energy consumed while electronics are switched off but still plugged in. This includes TV's, DVD/CD players, surround sound systems, PC's, monitors, printers, modems, gaming consoles – all which draw power even when they are turned off. Standby power accounts for 12-Percent of the average household utility bill with a cost to consumers of more than $4 billion / year. Electronics are also often left in a fully "On" state, while not in use, resulting in even higher energy waste. With the Advanced Power Tap when you turn your TV/PC off, power to the peripheral components goes off too-including standby power-so no energy is wasted. The master control outlet has detection circuitry to sense when a TV/PC is on/off and then automatically switches On/Off two other outlets. The fourth outlet is an always on. The tap also provides premium quality Fireproof 2160 Joules surge protection for all home and professional workstation connected devices and has selectable switching thresholds 18W/35W/All On to ensure PC and TV compatibility. From the Manufacturer Stop leaving electronic equipment on when you turn your TV off by using an Advanced PowerStrip to reduce Vampire or standby power waste. Standby power is wasted electrical energy consumed while electronics are switched off but still plugged in. This includes TV's, DVR's, DVD/CD players, Speakers, Subwoofers, AV receivers, Gaming Consoles-all which draw power even when they are turned off. Standby power accounts for 12-Percent of the average household utility bill with a cost to consumers of more than $4 billion/year. Electronics are also often left in a fully "On" state, while not in use, resulting in even higher energy waste. With the Advanced PowerStrip when you turn your TV off, power to the peripheral components goes off too-including standby power-so no energy is wasted. The master control outlet has detection circuitry with adjustable switching thresholds to sense when a TV is on/off and then automatically switches on/off four other outlets, 1 outlet transformer spaced. Two outlets are provided as an always on option,1 outlet transformer spaced. The PowerStrip also provides premium quality Fireproof 2160-Joules surge protection for all home and professional workstation connected devices and selectable switching thresholds 10-Watt/22-Watt/42-Watt to ensure PC and TV compatibility.
M**H
Satisfied
Serves what I need it for but not a good choice if plugging in adapters
K**N
Three Stars
It's ok. It really hasn't my energy consumption at all.
N**R
Actually works better than other energy-saving power strips I have tested
I purchased this TrickleStar 7 Outlet Advanced PowerStrip through my local power company. The unit consists of one 'Control' outlet, four 'Switched' outlets, and two 'Always On' outlets. It works on the same principles as similar devices I have tested, including the Smart Strip LCG5 and Monster PowerCenter HDP650G . You have to draw a minimum amount of current or power from the 'Control' (or 'Master') outlet, before all four 'Switched' (or 'Slave') outlets can power on. Once the Master device is turned off, or its current drops below a lower threshold, all Slave devices are tripped off.One important feature of this TrickleStar power strip is that: it has an easily adjustable switching threshold. The trip level can be selected between Low/Medium/High, which corresponds to roughly 10/22/42W of power. So if your Master device is a big-screen TV, you should select High. But if you use a SFF (small form factor) computer as Master, then you should switch the threshold to Medium.In comparison, the Monster HDP650G has a non-adjustable trip level that does not work well with SFF computers. The Smart Strip LCG5 is most flexible in that it offers a fully adjustable trip level through a trim pot. But the threshold selection switch on this TrickleStar power strip is easier to understand and more user-friendly.Another good feature of TrickleStar power strip is that: there is a sliding cover for each outlet. This allows you to cover up any unused outlet for safety. Doing so also prevents dust from entering the opening.On the other hand, there is one minor drawback:According to my EUM-A1 Power Usage Meter (which has a resolution of 0.1W), this power strip itself consumes 0.9W of power in standby mode. This extra power consumption cancels out part of the potential energy saving.Most modern electronic devices (such as computer monitor or DVD players) are already Energy-Star compliant. That means they consume less than 0.5W of power in standby mode. So if you plug in two Energy-Star compliant appliances as slave devices, your net energy saving is ZERO - because the power strip itself consumes 1W of power.So the important question is: Can I justify the cost of this product based on energy saving?In my case, I have an old computer subwoofer that consumes around 5 watt even while idle. So by plugging it in a Slave outlet, I can expect to save around 4W x 24hr = 96 watt-hour of energy per day, which translates to 1.4 cents assuming energy cost of 15 cents per KWh. At the current price of around 40 USD, it will take nearly 8 years for this product to pay for itself. Oh well, at least it serves as a 'feel good' purchase in the meantime.
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