Many electronics say they should be plugged into wall outlet and not surge protector. As far as I can tell, this is only to ensure the device is getting enough power to operate. In my view, it would seem the biggest downside to plugging into a surge protector is the device may not have enough power to operate. So, worst case, coffee isn’t hot or space heater doesn’t run. Whereas, wall outlet has no protection against power surge and therefore device is more likely to be broken or have fuse break as on-board safety measure. What am i missing?
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> In my view, it would seem the biggest downside to plugging into a surge protector is the device may not have enough power to operate.
This would only happen if you are trying to pull more power than the wall will allow, and if that happens you’re more likely to trip the circuit breaker than have low power.
> So, worst case, coffee isn’t hot or space heater doesn’t run.
I wouldn’t put a space heater on a surge protector. That is something that is going to pull a lot of power and should be on its own circuit. Having the coffee maker, toaster, and blender on one power strip should be fine.
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