​he puts comments on posts randomly.
he put this comment on someone's post yesterday. maybe he's practising cut n paste.
I think the last time I posted something from CPC he said everything they sell breaks.
he just trolls.

£8.64 if you use the extra 2 digit product number discount.

​is that a phrase you just put on everything.
you put it word for word on something different yesterday.

One minor point to consider with these extensions is what plugs/adaptors you'll be putting in them and the layout of the extension. I had issues over the weekend with a four way extension and some bigger plugs/adaptors that wouldn't go in opposite each other. The solution was to use one that were all side by side.

Ordered white one (as the black one was slightly expensive) on Thursday (economy delivery) received today (Saturday) well packed in a big box covered with bubble wrap. Fast delivery and well packed. Going to order few more.

Ok time to stop comments/arguments..

P=IV
P is power (watts)
I is current (amps)
V is voltage (volts)

in case anyone's maths is not their strong point:
P/V = I

A USB charger single port is say 5v 2a = 10w.
10w divide 230 volts is.. 0.043amps

Tv around 150w.
150w / 230 volts= 0.65amps

Sound system 300-500w (full load).
500/230 = 2.17amps

A kettle fast boil is probably 1500w-2000w.
2000/230 = 8.69amps

# Hair dryer 500w-1500w.
1500/230 = 6.52amps

# desktop PC (depending on your psu at FULL load, fyi- never happens) 650w.
650/230= 2.82amps

# laptop on charge is 65w (the adaptor).
65/230 = 0.28amps.

13 amps / 8 sockets is 1.63 amps per socket.
13 amps / 10 sockets is 1.3 amps per socket.

I personally would go fudge factor of 20% because of quality of plugs, environment, age etc etc so I would say stick with
1.3a per socket for 8 socket plug.
1a per socket for 10 socket plug.

Reading all this talk about overloading does make me wonder.

Looking at this site that give general guidance about the ratings of commonly used electrical appliances, if I read it right, I can ignore the watts element of things and focus on the amps to determine the maximum number of appliances that I can use.

So in my current setup, where I have a 10 gang surge protected tower, I currently have plugged in:

1 TV 0.5a
1 Soundbar 0.5a (guess)
1 Router 0.5a (guess)
1 NUC 0.5a (guess)
1 Laptop 0.5a
1 Small NAS 0.5a (guess)
1 HDMI capture box 0.5a (guess)
1 Windows Mini PC 0.5a (guess)
2 Android TV boxes 1.0a (guess)

That would likely total somewhere around 5a.

How would I actually determine the accurate figures for each device?

It seems odd that a 42"TV would only draw the same average amps as a radio.

If you need any customer service from CPC then good luck, They are like bunch of cow boys.
I accidentally placed an order for a wrong product , but contacted them with in 10 mins to cancel the order. They said we can't guarantee cancellation and still processed my order...

He's a dick! I bought one of these around 18 months ago from CPC, it was on offer at less than this (£6.99 if I recall) and I've been wanting another. I get their catalogues through the post and it's usually around 10 to 12 quid now (not paying that) but this deal will tempt me. Oh yes, mine has been in use that 18 months. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER! As I said, he's a dick (or rather, a troll. So, so, so many trolls these days. What a life, eh? SAD. :stuck_out_tongue:

​would you care to tell what happens when you overload them?
you seem to think they spontaneously combust.
tell us about these many fires you you have witnessed.
you are still talking absolute uneducated drivel.
what are you going to tell us next, your a fireman and 90% of all house fires are caused by overloaded adaptors.
go troll someone else.

you were not concerned.
you were making statements which were untrue and misleading.
you were saying that 1 computer and 2 phone chargers was the maximum you could put in this adaptor.
even after you went away and had a read you came back and said hair straighteners were high powered, they are not..
I would suggest before you try scaring people at least educate yourself before you try to be funny with people who know more than you, as can be seen in the comments you have already posted.

My concerns were genuine! Not about being witty but more of a way of hoping someone reading it and taking it in.
Max 13 amps on 8 sockets is easily reached is what my point was.
I have seen enough fires from multi sockets and extension leads, some people simply do not using them correctly or in fact having any clue about loads, input/output voltages etc.

Good way to cause a house fire!

Nice post cheers heat added.:wink:

​don't know what happened then, sorry about that.

wasn't posted before my edit as you quoted my full edit, thanks again though :wink:

ty OP, 6% cashback on quidco too

​I'm on a phone so it was posted before I saw your edit.
just to clarify, it doesn't matter what's amps at lower voltages a item delivers, its the input that matters.
get the girlfriend to use a different socket for her hairdryer.
if too many high powered items are are plugged in the fuse will pop and need replacing (with the same size fuse)

yeah i wasn't really asking after my edit.. thanks though :stuck_out_tongue:

​no, they deliver more than 2 amps.
they don't draw more than 2 amps.
all electrical items have a label which tells you what power it uses.
I have a USB charger which has 4 USB sockets.
it delivers 4 × 2.4amps at 5volts it uses less than 1 amp at 240 volts.
if I plugged 8 of these into this adapter it would use less than 8 amps but I could charge 32 phones at 2.4 amps.

​yes, if the plugs will physically fit as mentioned above.

dont most modern chargers draw more than 2A? and then quick charge even more?
hmm or is that the transformed amperage?
*hunts around*
edit: looked on a couple of leads
'2A charger'
input = 300mA @ mains voltage
output = 5V 2A

laptop
input = 1.5A @ mains
output = 19.5V 4.7A

so i suppose its the inputs we add rather than the outputs as thats the chargers 'job'?

must admit i did move laptop to a different socket when missus was plugging in hairdryer though it seems fairly close to maxing out anyway
though... i guess its better safe than sorry and thinking about the outputs is not going to hurt

The items I would plug in are:
- TV
- Fire Stick
- Sound Bar
- Sub Woofer
- Bt box
- Sky box
- Ps4

Would you recommend this product for me?

More like you who needed the lesson. I posted that to show you that a couple of chargers and a pc WOULDN'T have much impact.

As I said above, heavier drawing items such as toasters, kettles etc. basically anything with a heating element would be a problem.

Most home entertainment related items would be no problem.

But feel free to try the link out.

Exactly that. The problem I had was due to the bigger power blocks on some devices and others that had cables going into the top of the plug rather than the bottom. Looking at the one here I think three of the four plugs I was working with would struggle with the sockets being opposite, it was even quite close when they were inline due to the thickness of two of them.

​it was you thinking you are clever, trying to make witty comments who needed to read it.
hopefully now you won't make silly comments on posts and scare people.

There see now you have learnt something! You can plug 8 phone charges and be safe...
Your link is perfect but how many people read it before plugging in straighners, hair dryers, kettles, toasters or fires?
You are obviously someone of a high mental ability but in some cases others may see it as 8 sockets they can use for whatever they want, I just want people to appreciate possible risks...
Your kettle and electric fire comment are exactly the thing people do and I see it time after time in all situations..

​yes, you, before you make comments which are untrue.
can you point me in the direction of any phone charger that draws more than 1.5amps.
your saying plug 2 phone charges and a computer and your overloading it.
its no good doing part of a calculation and misleading people.
if you want to warn and educate people about overloading it, tell them how to do it.

I detect a air of attitude..
I am educated thank you.. just pointing out that you can only total 13a over 8 sockets, people need to understand potential issues of overloading.

​now if he had added that, then also said
"and if the fuse for some reason is a steel bar instead of a fuse"
it would have made sense but lost its humourous value.

8 sockets gives you a average of 1.625amps per outlet.. Couple of phone charges and computer and that's about it...
Can see it getting hot somewhere!

PL1049687

Link in the £ on original comment

I'm not questioning CPC's quality as a company it's just that these (and pretty much all extension leads) are made by OEM's and the manufacturing quality can vary hugely. I have seen many 8 way ones which look identical to this and they feel very flimsy. I also came across the page below where someone took a Pro Elec one apart and their findings concerned me.

http://www.kitsune-denshi.net/electric:pe20810

This one appears to have offset sockets,so shouldn't be as much of a problem,though I understand completely the issues there
Nice find op,been looking for an eight way with switches at a decent price,heat

One minor point to consider with these extensions is what plugs/adaptors you'll be putting in them and the layout of the extension. I had issues over the weekend with a four way extension and some bigger plugs/adaptors that wouldn't go in opposite each other. The solution was to use one that were all side by side.

​he puts comments on posts randomly.
he put this comment on someone's post yesterday. maybe he's practising cut n paste.
I think the last time I posted something from CPC he said everything they sell breaks.
he just trolls.

​This is the switched one

so when you say these ones you mean 8 way in general, not specifically from CPC.
personally never had a problem with anything I have bought from them they are a British company who have been going since at last the 80s as I used to buy coax cable from them.

​These ones. If well constructed having this many sockets into one won't be an issue but I do worry about this one and ones which appear to be identical from the same OEM.

Just click the link in my post.
It adds '87' to the end of the CPC order code. They have specials and offers and if you get a catalogue you can easily see which two numbers to try. (There are ways of testing every two digit alternative as often there are three price points or more, each coming from the same warehouse and showing the same stock level).

​is that a phrase you just put on everything.
you put it word for word on something different yesterday.

Nice one. Ordered!

Great price....HOT

I'm worried about the quality/safety on these, I have seen them before in offices and they feel pretty light and kinda cheaply put together.

how ?​

Bought a few of these on here in similar deals from this company, always good.

£8.64 if you use the extra 2 digit product number discount.

Just what I was looking for :smiley:

Brilliant! Thanks OP.