Replace strip with surge protection

[Clipper]

Well, that's it, I have the PC, monitors, and other devices connected to a power strip with surge protection, but...
As I'm going to make changes to the distribution, it doesn't look "good".
I must say that I've never had any surge problems, or the power strip has corrected them.
The SAI is out of the question.
The question is, could I mount an ICP and distribute the cables from it, or is it not safe?
If so, how many amps and sensitivity?
The entire electrical installation and HDMI and USB cables are "covered" with wood, which is why I have a "spare" power strip that I have nowhere to hide.
Best regards

[cobito]

@Clipper Neither an ICP, nor a magnetothermal nor a differential will save your gadgets from an overvoltage, unless it is of an enormous value.

The ICP is a magnetothermal that serves so that you do not exceed the contracted power. Any magnetothermal has two parts:

• The thermal one that protects against overcurrents that are somewhat above the maximum and is slow to trigger. The goal is to protect circuits from overloads (just like an ICP but of a lower power). This will not protect you because it is too slow.
• The magnetic one that protects against short circuits. It is very fast and only triggers in the face of large currents. For a current of that caliber to occur, the overvoltage should be extremely large. If it occurs and you are lucky, you can be saved, but its goal is not to protect gadgets from overvoltages but the installation from short circuits, so you are a bit sold.

Since you have not mentioned the differential, I will not go on and on, but it is also not useful for you.

In the end, it depends a lot on the quality of the voltage where you are. If you do not have frequent cuts and the voltage is maintained more or less stable during the day and the year, it is unlikely that you will have problems. There are areas where the voltage is more or less constant but there are periodic microcuts: there a UPS is recommended. Others where voltages tend to oscillate or are very distorted (if you are connected to a transformer center of an industrial estate, this may be the case), there a protective strip is recommended.

[pos_yo]

@cobito said in Replace strip with surge protection:

Neither an ICP, nor a magnetothermal nor a differential will save your gadgets from a surge, unless it is of an enormous value.

No, those elements do not. For them, an ICP-IGA is needed, which is the surge protector in the panel. It is not perfect either, but it usually works quite well.

@Clipper said in Replace strip with surge protection:

that's why I have a "spare" strip that I have nowhere to hide it

Look, if you have a power supply from a good brand, the filters in it should work well. And if you have it running normally at 50%, the efficiency curve is when it works best and it should also regulate the voltage well.

All this is theory, then we are at the mercy of manufacturers of both the power supply and the components, the saturation level of the electrical substations, the quality of the electrical installation, etc..

[Clipper]

@pos_yo
My F.A is a corsair RMi 750.
About IGA versus power strip what I find curious is that a normal IGA does not go below 45€ and a power strip usually hovers around 20€ so something is missing from the power strip...
Regards

[pos_yo]

@Clipper The source is good and I don't think you have something absurd like a 14900KS and a 3090TI...