12 Outlets 4 Feet Body Heavy Duty Metal Surge Protector Power Strip (4 Feet 12 Outlet 6 Feet Power Cord)

This unit is very well-built, sturdy and strong. The plug outlets seem to be a high grade as I noted a quality feel when plugging into them. There's no slop in the mounted unit, the clips hold the unit in tightly so cord plugs easily plug-in and unplug. They included two screws for each mounting clip, so you'll only need to pre-drill four small holes using a drill bit about the width of a toothpick. Note: the clips are mounted to the wall or surface first then the unit is popped into or out of the clips without tools. They want the clips to be measured so when the unit is fastened-in they'll end up being about 9" inward from each end. I measured inward 9" from each end and put a pencil marks on the unit, then I held the unit where I wanted it to be and used the pencil marks to mark off where I would mount the clips. Then holding the clips over the marks, I marked the holes to be pre-drilled for the clips. I bought this unit to mount on the wall behind a computer desk. The cords for all the computer related equipment had been lying on the floor in a confusing mess. The worst part about having all those cords on the floor was that they blocked the convection of our hot water baseboard heat, and second to that, they created a housekeeping annoyance as cords are difficult to vacuum, and to vacuum beneath and so forth. By mounting this power strip just below the desk height it was hidden from view and resulted in getting all those cords off the floor. Further, with my desk being on wheels if need be I can now easily access any of the cords, or switch-off or on, the entire unit. The unit has surge protection and the on-off switch also acts to resets the unit if it ever tripped. The on-off switch illuminates a deep red color and you can find it easily in a dark room. The unit is painted black and the plug outlets are white. Having the plug outlets being white they are easy to locate since they don't blend-in as they would if they were black too. YES, I would buy this power strip again.

This is a great power strip, and unlike some the are configured with the flat blades of the socket running parallel with the length of the power strip, which can cause some larger "wall warts" with heavy cords to block the next outlet, even with the generous spacing. The Opentron's outlets are NOT parallel, so that type interference is never an issue. A lot of people use these types surge protected power strips in work shops, which I'm sure is an excellent use. Mine is for something else, which is my home stereo/TV/PC center. With 2 PC's, powered front speakers (the bass speakers have their own amps), and a half dozen or so components, not to mention an antenna, RC charger base, a couple of lights, etc., the AC power cords are out of hand. The ONLY way to have the racks that hold it all close to the wall is with this type of power strip, as the standard types are too bulky, especially when several would be required. As it is I have two of these 12 outlet strips end to end, and so my racks close to the wall. (And, VERY difficult to get to some of the component connectors, thankfully not often required!) If some think this is a lot of outlets, it's not, as I also have 4 AC wall outlets, and two of those have 4 outlet squids plugged into them, and all that only leaves me with 2 open! No, I've never even knocked out a circuit breaker once, as 90% of the stuff requires minimal power. So, if you're a stereo buff, or want to set up a home theater system, these strips are mandatory, work very well, and easily concealed behind your setup.

Very nice sturdy and well made

I put this on my Wall Control pegboard system and it works great. The outlets are nicely spread across the bar and it works very will. 4-foot is plenty long for me but I could have used a 6-foot bar in my application, but there really isn't a reason to not use the 4-foot bar.

I needed a strip of outlets for the workbench in my garage, and this fit the bill perfectly. Installation was easy using the included mounting hardware: just screw the clips into the wall and the power strip fits right into them. The outlets are spaced with just over 2.5" between them which not only helps prevent your cords from all bunching together, it also allows plenty of room for those oddly-shaped plugs. The one issue I have with this power strip is that when wall mounted its power cord comes out the top or bottom of one end (depending on how you mount it) rather than out the "tip" of the end (see product photo to understand what I mean). Obviously you can choose to mount the strip with this cord on the left or the right, but in the latter case the power cord will be on the bottom of the unit. This wasn't a big problem for me because I didn't mount the strip at the base of a wall, but in case you plan to, this is something to consider. Also, if you unplug something from this unit that is a tight fit, you might want to hold the power strip with your other hand so you don't pull the whole thing out of its clamps -- I have nearly done this several times.

I have this mounted on an 8' work bench where I used to have a regular indoor 6 outlet power strip which was always loose and wobbly. Even though I would not have all of the outlets in use at the same time, it does help to extend the reach of the cord by about another four feet. The cord is a standard length of 6 feet, it would be nice to have a couple more feet since I only have one outlet on the wall in my garage. One thing I like about it, is that you have a choice of how you want to mount it to the surface. You can hard mount it with screws into the surface of wherever you are going to mount it, or you can mount two brackets instead and the power strip will snap into place and you can remove or relocate it whenever you want, but you would have to buy more clips to go that route. I used the clips because there was no way to screw it to the surface where I wanted to mount it.