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Review on Tenma 72-6627: Efficient Multiple Outlet DC Power Strip for Optimal Electricity Management by Blake Giordano

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Glitch or time bomb?

As an amateur ham radio operator I needed a power distribution center for my radio, an SWR meter, an HT power supply and a few other items and it seemed like a better option than the MFR that everyone has It's called "Mighty Fine Junk"." So I ordered one. Expensive, but there aren't many products like this on the market. It arrived quickly, was packaged well, looked solid enough. I hooked it up my Astron RS-35M, my radio, my SWR meter and turned it on. It was fine for about five minutes, then I hooked up a LA-144 linear amplifier for my HT. It worked fine for another ten minutes, after that the output went off. The block has an ammeter on each side, both the unswitched side rated at 35 amps and the switched side rated at 15 amps, and the switched circuit ammeter never exceeded 10 amps. I have all unhooked t and opened the case to check the fuses (just in case I want to install external/panel fuse holders as a future project - I think trying to rewire the unit to have easy access to the fuses , could be karmic insurance that they never burn out - that's no car wash on picnic day if you don't want to rain the theory of existence). The fuses were ok. Checked all connections and looked for signs of something burned/shorted/disconnected. In its simplicity I don't understand how and why the output could switch off. oddity. I plugged it back in, turned everything on and from the moment of assembly it works perfectly. The seller answered my question about returning the device, now I'm waiting for an answer from the manufacturer. There are no problems with the SELLER, but the goods may be defective. I've been using it for about a week now and then and so far it's working well and can work well for years, decades. Or it might go bad the next time you use it. I'll let you know how it goes.

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