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From: jay@rochester.UUCP (Jay Weber)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: outlet suggestion
Message-ID: <4120@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Dec-83 02:15:00 EST
Article-I.D.: rocheste.4120
Posted: Fri Dec  9 02:15:00 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Dec-83 03:07:46 EST
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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Just sharing a setup that I found to be helpful -- I bought a power
strip with a special "current-sensing" outlet that switched on ten
others when current passed through it.  I had been annoyed about all
of the switches I had to switch to turn on my system (monitor, system
unit, modem) and I had this nasty habit of leaving my modem on; now,
since I plugged my monitor into the current-sensing outlet, all I
need do is turn on the monitor and the others power up also.  I found
that this works much better than having a manual switch on the strip,
because now I can place the strip (and all the cords) out of sight,
whereas my monitor switch is very convenient.

The strip I bought was a new product by Heathkit; it comes with one
unswitched outlet, and ten switched on the special 12th.  It also
provides adequate surge-supression on all outlets.  Although you
have to assemble it, the parts are high-quality and the design is
very good.  It took me about five hours, and I'm poor at that sort
of handy-work.  The best part is that it only cost $49.95, which
compares very favorably to similar products, assembled or not.

-Jay Weber {..!seismo!rochester!jay, jay@rochester.arpa}