My uncle ran his shop PC on a $15 power strip from 1998 and a tech at Micro Center in Columbus finally explained why it lasted 20 years

Jade Coleman · 2026-10-14T16:50:05.882246+00:00

She said those old strips had thicker copper so the voltage to the motherboard stayed steady, while the 99 cent ones online today let it sag and fry your caps, so now I want to know if any of you actually test power strips with a multimeter before trusting a cheap build or if I am just overthinking it.

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