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P74 actual specs are worse than as stated on APC's website
The APC P74 has impressive specs for such a low cost multi-outlet strip. The joules rating of a surge suppressor is over-hyped. More is fine but several hundred is usually enough, and thousands is overkill. What is far more important is the key rating is the UL 1449 TVSS ("Transient Voltage Spike Suppression" aka: clamping voltage) Rating, and the specs on APC's website (at [...] ) state that the P74 has a maximum TVSS of 330 volts. The only problem is, the actual unit I got is far worse than that: 400 volts line-to-neutral, 400 volts neutral-to-ground and 500 volts line-to-ground. In fact, if you look closely at the second picture (of the back side) that has already been posted above, you can see those exact ratings. A good suppressor will have at most 400 volts on all three, and a better quality suppressor (like the P74 is supposed to be) will be 330v on all three. ____________ UPDATE: I have now been in contact with APC technical support. Here is the answer that I got from "Murli" at APC: "Thank you for contacting Schneider Electric. You have reached APC's customer care center email support on 05/17/2012 10:21 PM. I would be happy to assist you. Please be advised that P74 has a UL 1449 TVSS Rating of 330V. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by responding to this incident. It would be my pleasure to ensure that your issue is quickly resolved!" __________ Here's my response to APC tech support: Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your advisement that the P74 has a UL 1449 TVSS Rating of 330V. However, the P74 I just bought has a tag on the back that clearly states the UL 1449 rating is 400volts ( L-N & N-G) and 500v ( L-G). I have taken photos of the back of the P74, clearly showing that the UL 1449 rating on that tag is NOT 330v [photos were attached in the email, and also now posted on Amazon]. As the above photos clearly show, the P74 I received from does not have a a UL 1449 rating of 330v as the specs state. The ratings tag shown in the second photo is unambiguous. Please advise how I can purchase a P74 that DOES have the advertised UL 1449 rating of 330volts.
May 2012 · Electronics
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APC 7-Outlet Surge Protector 840 Joules, SurgeArrest (P74)
4.3★ · 277 ratings, as of 2023
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