That RatShack supressor is likely good stuff, but a word of caution about these things, the MOV devices inside them have a limited number of surges before they stop providing protection.

Therefore, a surge strip that has been in use for some time may not be able to provide adequate protection.

Should really replace surge strips about once every year or maybe two years, tops IMO.

If you use the Grounded Surge strip and plug everything else into it along with the computer through the two prong adaptor, there will still be a path to AC Ground for the computer, it will just be going through the other stuff that's hooked up, one path instead of two.

This is legal in the US electrical code, that's why the adaptors are still UL listed, among other things.

You just have to be savvy enough to understand that if you unplug all the other peripherals, you should remove the adaptor so that the computer is grounded via its power plug again.


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