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I contacted Tripp Lite regarding this The Tripp Lite 1 Outlet Portable Surge Protector Power Strip, because of the number of reviews posted to Amazon that report overheating and burning associated with this product. Tripp Lite was not able to provide any documentation to specify that The Tripp Lite 1 Outlet Portable Surge Protector Power Strip interrupts power to the connected devices and/or provide any other safe mode of failing when the surge protective element has been consumed. On the other hand, the Tripp Lite Isobar 2 Tripp Lite Isobar 2 Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip, Direct Plug In, Metal, Lifetime Limited Warranty & $10,000 INSURANCE (ISOBLOK2-0) incorporates fail safe thermal fusing and will cut off power to all receptacles when it is no longer able to perform power surge suppression. I returned to Amazon the The Tripp Lite 1 Outlet Portable Surge Protector Power Strip and purchased instead the Tripp Lite Isobar 2. I believe the Tripp Lite Tripp Lite Isobar 2 is well worth the extra cost.