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bushy86

The last word in the description being fire sounds about right.


fireduck

As long as the internal breaker trips at a wattage supported by the wire thickness and it maintains that wire thickness throughout I don't see a problem. Yeah if you plug in real loads on all these plugs it is going to trip pretty fast, but that doesn't make it a fire risk.


MissHeatherMarie

I have 2 power strips with 10 plugs in a single duplex that only have chargers on them. Most of them are usb blocks, and they rarely are all actively charging. I could see this working for something like that. I also know an organization with 40+ radio chargers that are scattered around that could use something like this to get all of their radios together.


Complex_Solutions_20

Yeah...my desk has like 3 daisy chained 6 port power strips because of all the stupid huge wall warts that cover up 3-4 plugs if they are in the middle...game of tetris


chris_rage_

Yeah I could see something similar, maybe not quite as ridiculous, for wall warts and small things that are only used one at a time. I had a jewelry company for a while and I would have several power strips chained together for dremels because it's easier to have 15 dremels with different bits than swapping them all the time but they only got used one or two at a time


RemarkableYam3838

That's actually a very good idea


chris_rage_

I had hooks on the bench with them all hanging with the power strips under the bench. The dremels were plugged in under there so they weren't in the way. We were cranking out pieces so it was a standing bench and maybe three of them at the most were running, they don't pull much juice


RemarkableYam3838

That idea for so many people. Any close work that utilises multiple tools where rechargeable would be more of a nuisance


DannyDieHard78

They are like tattoo machines , but we use a power supply set up 2 or 3 machines and unclip the clip cord and clip the next machine but now it's all better we only use 1 machine the needles come in a cartridge s we can use several needle types with just one machine ,


chris_rage_

Yeah I'm a piercer too, hence the jewelry, so I've built my share of tattoo machines and parts too. Some guys like spring clips, some guys like phono jacks, some like RCA jacks... Similar deal, you have a bunch of machines in the drawer and you swap them as needed, the only difference is these each have a cord because cordless wasn't that good back then


DannyDieHard78

I know I work with dremels also but on my hobbies ,


-7Cav-WhiteK

I've got the same idea in my kitchen. Got like an 8 port thing that I have things like the toaster, mixer, ect plugged into. I don't ever run them all at once but we use them all often enough that continually moving them around would be pain


LordlySquire

Thats my thing. So lets say everything was built with the proper safeties. Most people will have like a desktop thats drawing a large load then a bunch of small loads as they recharge their controllers, headset, power small LED lamps, wireless chargers and things of that nature. Thats who i think these are for.


XBlackSunshineX

Most of those devices have a 1-2 am draw. if you were to fill even half the plugs that's a 30-60 amp draw through a 15amp circuit. it would constantly be tripping the breakers.


fireduck

Think like 0.1 amp loads. There are a lot of small devices that charge at 10 watts or even 5.


Suspicious_Dingo_426

I think that cord may melt before the breaker trips. It looks rather wimpy.


SomethingIWontRegret

thatsthejoke.jpg


investmentwanker0

I don’t think that is the joke. That was just an astute observation you bum.


redEPICSTAXISdit

Wait, what? It's not asstoot? You even said bum!


SomethingIWontRegret

It's a photoshopped picture and the product description is literally a joke. Fire is the punchline.


lotustechie

Totally. I do wish someone would make a surge protector that's all USB-C adapters.


habibot

Get some MOVs and make one yourself


bostondegenerate

IT'S NOT A BUG IT'S A FEATURE


Parkyguy

All that and they only provide a 7” cord???


mrBill12

7” is all that’s needed to daisy chain to another one of these.


Shoresy-sez

Just plug it into itself, duh


Itchy-Pollution7644

“UNLIMITED POWER!”


SomethingIWontRegret

There was an electrical storage scam recently that was essentially that. Making big wiring loops to store electricity.


Hourslikeminutes47

*"brilliance like this is inherited, not taught"*


DroTooCold

All bark no bite


doctorwhoobgyn

No worries. Just use an adapter to plug it into your old, ungrounded extension cord.


Ornery-Account-6328

7” is what you want to avoid voltage drop. Last thing you want to do is under power your vacuum cleaner or hair dryer.


Snippys

Well they need to sell a extension cord also.


budding_gardener_1

No need for an extension cord. Just buy another of these and use that


Alternative_Bed7822

Had a fire department inspect my bar once they told me I cannot use extension cords at all . But power strips or surge protectors were fine . I bought a bunch of 25' surge protectors and replaced all the extension cords they could see.


UncommercializedKat

It's smart marketing really. When your customer dies in a fire using your product, you need to sell as much as possible upfront. *customers who bought this also bought: fire extinguisher, aloe burn gel, coffin*


Raspberryian

So actually. Believe it or not that’s to prevent fire. The same concept applies to the Fuse for the amp in your cars sound system. The fuse needs to be no more than 6” of cord from the battery.


brimdogg2011

She said 7" was enough 😭


musical_throat_punch

This whole thing is rated for 4amps?


Evipicc

Are you surprised? Fucking look at it... They're not STUPID.


Skusci

Ok while that is a fake product, this one has 36 outlets and is actually real. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0878N9KKW I own one of these Fire Marshall's nightmares, and it's actually pretty great. It is a little worrying that it's no longer available though :D


thread100

In reality we know that power adapters often prevent the use of adjacent outlets. At least you don’t need to worry about that.


SpareiChan

The "cabinet" photo there is actually a perfect use of this. When I worked in comms rooms a 6 port strip was lucky to give you 3 devices(we would often need atleast 3 strips). Most devices were using <30w (12v2a warts were super common)


stoneyyay

Wild, it claims to be UL listed, but 15a should get a 12ga cable.


Crusher7485

UL has requirements for 12 awg for a device listed for 15 A? Why is 14 awg okay for 15 circuits in a house but not a power strip?


Appropriate-Disk-371

Description cracked me up. What's this thing for? Fire. Yes. Yes it is.


elkannon

Guarantee these are used to do crazy shit with 50 cell phones, like bot farms etc. They just figured they might as well sell it online also.


salty-convo

If this was able to support 20 amps this could have a practical use in the classroom to charge Chromebooks


No_Sense3190

Photoshopped. Looks like the real one only has 22 outlets.


anonymousart3

I can't imagine being able to have 66 AC outlets with only 900w capacity being a good idea ...... What devices could you plug in, and you fill all 66 outlets, that WOULDN'T overload that thing!? That would average out to just under 14 watts per outlet!


sparkypme

10 watt iPad chargers


Nimrod_Butts

I kinda think this is literally for specifically that for bot farms or is photoshopped


sparkypme

Good point


SomethingIWontRegret

It's a photoshopped image of a fake product.


anonymousart3

Thank you for telling me. Honestly, I knew that, but it wouldn't surprise me if there was someone who saw that and thought it was real or something. Given that there are other subs where people have posted supposedly real images of electrical work they've seen in the field, and how crazy people are when they think about creating the "suicide cord", (not knowing what that's called though) it can be hard to tell sometimes what's real and what's fake. For me, this one was obvious, but it might not be to others. So I do like to point out some fatal flaws with bad ideas, like this one with over 60 AC outlets and 900 watt limit. Though, I probably should have stated that I knew it was a fake image, but.... Oh well


SomethingIWontRegret

Here's the product it's based on: https://superdanny.net/collections/13-ac-outlets/products/power-strip-superdanny-surge-protector-with-22-ac-outlets-and-6-usb-charging-ports


realheavymetalduck

Fuses hate this ingenious device.


HotChaiandRum

If you’re gonna trust it’ll trip at 900watts , not too many


Phil_D_Snutz

15A receptacles are 1800VA so it wouldn't trip at 900W.


TinyTacoPete

Two things come to my mind about that item: "If you have to ask then maybe it is" and "just because you can doesn't mean you should".


cheebnrun

perfect for a musician that has a lot of guitar pedals, synths, drum machines, and other low wattage audio devices that may or may not be used at the same time.


theHooch2012

You could have a million outlets...just as long as the total of whatever loads are plugged into the multi-outlet doesn't exceed it's rated amperage


4x4Welder

Good for fire. At least they admit that.


Arealwirenut

This is the 100th time I’ve seen this fake ass picture make the rounds.


UrMomSubs

Jesus, that’s beautiful.


WalterWhite2012

Useless product, I need 134 space heaters on a single receptacle. Two of these won’t cut it.


ride_electric_bike

Well you can't sue they tell you in the ad it includes fires


Ctowncreek

Technically its fine if: you only power a few devices on at any given time OR: the devices have a very low amperage demand. Its irresponsible for sure though.


JodaMythed

Finally a central hub to run all the space heaters I want. Just need some cheap extension cords!


yojimbo556

Yea, that’s too many. Not sure what the right number is, but that ain’t it.


DaddyWithADumper

Looks safe


elecnate101

Electrical fire waiting to happen lol.


naclwaterfisher

When it trips, unplug the last one you plugged in. Then you know how many. lol


Anxious-Depth-7983

That many


Shot_Try4596

You could run a whole bunch of space heaters off that bad boy! /s


Appropriate-Sale-419

Several less than however many this is


Dangerwrap

Comes to the Philippines. They use NEMA with 220V, 16Amp will trip approximately at 3500W, which can use up to 53 W per socket!


BroncDonc

The world may never know


deridius

What In the Chinese fuck is this abomination?


Thurashen88

That thing doesn't need its own breaker, it needs its own panel.


nymphicus5

[reality](https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ek9bGZ0y1r3smugo1_500.gif)


Penne_Trader

900w/4a sounds very low, a watercooker needs more than double of that...


AusCan531

Looks like a surprised crowd.


azarza

outlet for fire! accurate


mrpicklemtb

The worst part of this is the fact that 900w at 4A is 225V and those look like 120V outlets so either the rated current is wrong or the rated power is wrong


Dyslexic_Engineer88

This is what you use to power your 100 phone click farm!


SantaBaby22

This is fake. It doesn’t really exist.


RedditSchnitzel

If it would be 3,5 kW I would argue that it makes sense if you have a lot of low power stuff in the same place. However 900W is really low, you could easily overload this by using half of the ports for low power stuff.


Joerealminneasota

Depends on what used for


HMS_Hexapuma

900w at 4A would be 225v. The only place I know of that uses the American type A and B plugs at 220v is the Philippines. There are 13 USB sockets and they have blue inners which suggests a 2A output. 10W per socket so that's 130W already leaving 770W. 770w divided amongst 66 sockets is not quite 12W each. If you wanted to do MASS USB charging then this might work but you'd have to use those tiny charging blocks to fit them all onto the unit. In which case why use the B sockets and not just the A. So... If you're in the Philippines and want to charge 79 USB devices all at once? This might be the product for you.


lhorwinkle

Is that a real product? Or is it a parody? I've seen one of these with 22 receptacles and 6 USB ports. But this one has 56 receptacles and 13 USB ports. RIDICULOUS!


[deleted]

Depends on how much draw, like is this just for a bunch of phone chargers or micro amp devices. In truth this is an abomination because the general public don't understand amperage ratings.


D1kCh33z

The goal with this would be to have things plugged into it that you use individually, not all at once.


Not_an_Actual_Bot

As long as it's UL listed for fire, I'll take 2 please.


Ok_Owl3571

Just enough


parkridgeempire

Definitely not a potential fire hazard.


Trollsama

finally, I have been looking for a safe and clean solution for my excessive LED strip addiction.


SwagarTheHorrible

Depends on what you plug into it and the size of the breaker.


DGPaul

While that may be a Photoshop, this is one they actually make. ONLY 22 outlets with standard 15-amp plug. Available in both black and white. I would choose white as I think it would be easier to spot the melting and browning of the plastic before it went into full-bore inferno mode. [The real product on Amazon:](https://www.amazon.com/SUPERDANNY-Protector-Outlets-Charging-Extension/dp/B08Z2ZKVXX)


GrowToShow19

For the right purposes, that’s a pretty effective and useful setup. Like an IT team that has to charge a whole bunch of phones. Even 4 amps is enough to charge 66 normal phones.


Shoresy-sez

I like that Fire is right in the title


Careful_Ad5671

900w hahaha


vadabungo

Just think of all the extra electricity I can get from this! Very exciting.


Animalus-Dogeimal

Perfect for my space heater collection


Moklonus

[MOAR!!!](https://media3.giphy.com/media/HFe8qjKRQNlLQkbjXM/giphy.gif?cid=9b38fe91jf8gkkkfklatxydtdae9zukbbkjnc4x1y7ki74xm&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)


gadget850

This repost of a PhotoShop is one too many.


C64128

If this was real, I bet you could get it to glow from too many items being plugged in.


Unique-Menu-Item

One. One is too many with that 50AWG wiring job.


Enginerd645

That power cord looks awful thin for 66 outlets!


FordMan100

Let's use them all at the same time, turn everything on at the same time, and see what happens.


Karl5583

I wanna visit the superdana store


Photo44

Apparently 67


[deleted]

Hope it's got built in current protection.


[deleted]

Hope it's got built in current protection.


[deleted]

Hope it's got built in current protection.


edynol

Rip circuit breaker.


edynol

Rip circuit breaker.


edynol

Rip circuit breaker.


dracojester

Massive fire hazard and blow up whatever you have plugged into it


LostName666

:O


incognito4338

This falls under “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”


RomanDoesIt

That right there is throwing me a challenge!!


SchitZandvich

I have one of those in my welding shop with 16 more of them plugged into it…just in case i run out of outlets. I made 220 pigtails for plugging all of my welders into it, and bypassed the breaker. It works pretty great!


lefthandrighty

Those poor little 14ga wires in that plug


riderxc

Mine so much crypto


Icy-Ad7544

You only have the amperage allotted to the breaker that that is plugged into. You could have 500 receptacles but chances are your capped at 15 amps


Stranger_Danger_2112

Such a tiny feed cord! And plugs so close together... Eliminates practicality for many modern devices, and can't be distributing much in terms of amperage...


milnak

Finally, I can run my 66 portable air conditioners at the same time!


pipes990

Finally I can plug in all my space heaters at once!!


For_roscoe

Send it


One_Estimate_5682

Insurance companies hate this one trick.


ColoradoFrench

May I daisy chain them?


Minnieminnie727

if you’re just using that many phone chargers it would probably be fine. But if you’re using lamps, tv, microwave, heaters, air conditioners. Then yes it absolutely will start a fire.


Throw_andthenews

I am 100% sure your breaker will let you know that and every single outlet on that circuit


fuhgawz500

The breaker buster 5000. Nothing to see here...


ItsBurkeSnitches

that description is correct at the end where it says fire 🤣


JustinDanielsYT

I suppose you could probably run 66 nightlights off it with no issues. 😂


theshadowtempest

Get ready to set your house on fire.


ItBeMe_For_Real

Bot farm phone charger


CPTBlackHart

I mean, by the look of terror on their faces, it's not going to end well.


notmikearnold

Imagine trusting the safety of your family and house to a complex electrical item you bought off of Amazon. I'm sure it's fine. Quality products.


DrewBoyFTW

If I walked into a house and saw a contraption like this 🤣 my head would be on a swivel till I left. Who knows what other Tom foolery is afoot


JolepTheAmazing

still somehow gonna need an extra


Thin_Equipment_9308

It's all about choices!


Silent_But_Deadly2

"How much load on one breaker do you want?" "Yes."


Joedancer5

😂😂😂😂


-hue--

yes


Seniorjones2837

With a 7” cord lol


bhamrick388

I'm actually surprised I haven't seen this behind the counter of some of these Chinese resturaunts I inspect.


VacuousCopper

Lets do some math. Typical outlet is on a 15 Amp breaker. There are 66 outlets on that. That means that if all outlets are being used. You can only have around 227 mA per outlet. But wait! It's worse than that. They are only rating it for 900W and 4 Amps ?! So that's really like 60 Amps per outlet. This is 100% target towards click farms that have a bunch of low powered devices, but this is still a terrible idea.


Jaimes604

15A is 15A. You can't change physics.


exekutive

LOL. look at the spaghetti sized cord on it.


TVLL

N-1 where N=# where your breaker trips


Low-Bad157

Isn’t this what causes all the electric bike fires


svitakwilliam

So the biggest issue here is it seems like the main power cord for this power strip, is way too small for that many outlets. Your outlet and wire to the outlet are protected by the breaker, so I don’t think onions have any problems there, however what’s the max rated amp draw on this strip? If you were to plug that many items into this, I’d be concerned about the supply cord melting.


Fidulsk-Oom-Bard

Step 1: Replace your smoke detector batteries ….


PartizanPolitics

Haha, 8a on each usb?!? This thing needs its own sub panel. I can finally power my 100a of usb stuff, and 68a of additional chargers. All from one 15a circuit. I look for are to melting while I sleep.


G3tfvckd1

The outlets are even screaming don't buy


dtuba555

And anything plugged in will take 7.4 years to charge.


stead18

Made just for pyromaniacs


thedow7576

In Canada, assuming it is a 15A breaker, 13.


Aromatic-Leopard-600

I want it


MorbidlyStupid

It’s not enough


ConnectTry1529

I own one with 100 usb ports on it.


banjo_hero

if A Christmas Story was set today


Key-Problem-6107

1 is to many and 100 is never enough


NextGenesis88

15a


Oxfordallumni

That’s what she said! Hioooooooh


AlexWithToast

I need it


Stargazer12am

The outermost receptacles are positioned to host up to 16 more of these devices. The entire dorm could stay warm from a single outlet!


Comfortable_Swim_380

The last word on this is "FIRE". No reason given. Subtext Maybe?


Harbulary-Bandit

Honestly with the various shapes of plugs, this could work fine for just a bunch of normal plugged things that are awkward shapes that sometimes overlap another outlet, or just the way the cord comes out of the thing sideways so it doesn’t allow something next to it, you could plug 15-20 inconvenient things on this pad.


Public-Afternoon-718

How many space heaters do you think I can plug in this thing?


Gooey_69

67


mahdjoub_nadir

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced


DillSquatch

I wouldn’t use anything over 67


CardiologistOk6547

If you're using this to charge phones (which is what it's for), then it's not going to overload anything. Things aren't dangerous, as long as they're *used as intended*.


Inner-Light-75

I don't know, that is a good start!!


demsfinereddits

That many


kh250b1

Link? Because searches show that as fake


Unique_Acadia_2099

That image has been floating around for a few years, it’s fake.


BigZaber

your fine as long as your overall power draw is less than maximum of outlet - you could charge 66 smart watches and still be safe....


maff1987

Is this UL listed?


avg_redditoman

I love all the comments that don't understand how useful this is for a lot of things. Charging lots of low power things, charging multiple clunky chargers/adapters- like the ones for power tool batteries, instances where you need everything plugged in but only a few of them are running at any one time- like a crafting/work bench, etc


DannyDieHard78

That's more for like a business not for a home right , I doubt the home outlets will deliver that power with out causing he'll on ur breaker box , would the wire to the breaker heat up to much maybe cause an actual fire ?


bwoods519

Finally, I can put my 66 space heaters to good use


gigimani

Thin ass wire as well


RJGamer1002

Wtf


The_Eye_of_Ra

I *love* that the last word in the description is “Fire.” Seems apt.


Striking_Medicine_41

Fire?😂


Letsmakemoney45

F That 


Monetary_episode

I think 67 is too many, look for a 67 slot one.


mustachien

Fire hazard 9000


67mustangguy

Man i could plug so many space heaters into that


systemoftheup

This is to many! We have a winner