I still don't understand what happened to the outlet strip posted by SafetyGem. Every outlet strip I've every seen has a circuit breaker built into it. (I beleive I can see that off to the right in the photo.) So, unless the breaker was defective, it will open if the load exceeds the load for which the assembly was designed. Therefore, there should never be more than a momentary overload on the receptacles. Also, the branch circuit into which the assembly is plugged should be protected by an OCPD rated no more than 20 amps, which is only a slight overload above the 15 amps for which the receptacles are designed.
How then did it get burned like that?
[This message has been edited by SolarPowered (edited 11-11-2004).]
