"whit3rd" wrote in message
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We had those on the front edge of the upper shelf on electronics lab
benches. They are very convenient for equipment on the upper shelf but not
so good for stuff on the bench top because the dangling cords get in the
way. For that I prefer an outlet strip tucked behind the gear.
My kitchen solution, which also isn't what was apparently asked for, is a 6
outlet strip with magnets added to the back, stuck high on the stove side of
the refrigerator. Being me, I added a GFCI and a remote volt/amp/wattmeter
display to it to imitate this at a fraction of the price:
https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4330-Kill-Surge-Protector/dp/B004OG94VW
It normally plugs into the single stove top outlet, or into the inverter
when running from batteries and solar power, thus the wattmeter to monitor
voltage, current and watt hour consumption from the batteries.
The 7 outlet USB3 hub attached under the top shelf on my computer desk
doubles as a charging station. An AT35 USB3 wattmeter shows if the device is
actually properly connected and charging, and how many mAh it accepted from
empty to fully charged, a good measure of battery condition.
I added external Anderson connectors to a little 30V 5A USB2 wattmeter so it
can show the charging of a 12V battery, or fast charge a hungry USB device
from a lab power supply. Anderson PP45s are a good choice for battery power
which can flow in either direction because they genderless and dead-front
safe from shorting when unplugged.
https://www.usbgear.com/usb3-info.html