Product: 2-Pack: 360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap w/ 2 USB-C Ports
Model: 3E0773-WHT6NA
Condition: New
The 2-pack of 360 Electrical Revolve 60W Rotating Surge Taps delivers powerful, PD-enabled charging with a total USB-C output of 60W—enough to power laptops, tablets, and smartphones without needing bulky charging bricks
Built with advanced Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, each unit delivers higher wattage with greater efficiency and reduced heat compared to traditional silicon-based chargers
Power Delivery (PD) and Charge Sense technology intelligently communicate with devices to deliver precise, optimized charging across both USB-C ports
Four patented 360° rotating outlets allow you to fit oversized plugs, reduce cord clutter, and customize your setup for any room or workspace
Equipped with 1080 joules of surge protection, EMI/RFI noise filtration, and rapid response time to safeguard electronics from power spikes and interference
Modern, sculpted design inspired by natural forms and architectural elements elevates your space with a refined, stylish appearance
@haydesigner@TCayer No, it’s referencing USB C power delivery, which can output higher than the normal USB voltages and deliver 60, 100, even 140 watts to charge high end laptops. A power strip with a 60W AC limit would not be very useful to most people, not to mention a potential fire hazard. That’s not to say this unit can’t also be a fire hazard depending on how many corners were cut in its design and production.
Modern, sculpted design inspired by natural forms and architectural elements elevates your space with a refined, stylish appearance
Can you say “needless hyperbole”?? Can anyone give examples of the “natural forms” or “architectural elements” that were incorporated into this masterpiece??
@MrGoodGuy Natural forms and architectural elements combine in styles like Organic Architecture, Biomorphic Design, and Biophilic Design, which integrate nature’s shapes (spirals, curves) and materials into outlets to create harmony, efficiency, and connection with the environment, seen in designs mimicking leaves, shells… and outlets.
@therealjrn uh…it is NOW, but not at 9pm when the listing went up. I checked about 9:01pm and NO states were given. Another comment was also made to that effect, now ‘disappeared’. Thanks!
@dvermilion@user56039068 think it’s not electrocution, but the twisty receptacles wires with 18ga wire and questionable solder connections, combined with a 1500W room heater. That you leave on overnight while sleeping.
@dvermilion@pmarin If I left a 1500W room heater on all night, my sinuses would dry out, crack and cause me to bleed out in my sleep. Then my dog would be pissed off about no breakfast and knock the heater over. Then my dead body would go up in flames and I would never realize I could have gone with the 3 payment plan on these and spent the other 2/3rds on hookers.
$95.37 x.667 = STI
Is this thing even UL listed? Most of the “360 Electrical” terrifies me. No way I’d ever plug in an 1875W load into this thing. Reviews of some other ‘360’ products have it melting w/ coffee maker and/or toaster. Folks complain about the surge suppression not being re-settable (i.e. it’ll burn itself up and then probably the breaker upstream); Others complain it’s missing the screw to hold it securely to the wall; As much as my 8yr old has been asking for his own power strip, I just can’t pull the trigger on this thing. Maybe if it was 2 for $20.
@caffeineguy
“Folks complain about the surge suppression not being re-settable”
That’s just how power surge protection works. There’s circuit that absorbs the excess current and the process of absorbing the energy destroys the circuit. It’s like a a fire sprinkler system that uses a metal piece to block the sprinkler that melts at a low temperature. Once it melts, it isn’t “re-settable”.
So you are referring to people complaining with unrealistic expectations because they don’t understand how surge suppressors actually work.
@caffeineguy .This. Nowadays, folks, you either see UL or ETL or hard pass on anything plugged into the wall. Too much risk of burning you up in your sleep.
@mike808 Often times, devices with surge suppression have a breaker or fuse that will pop or trip because the surge suppression activates; It takes the bulk of the surge to protect your devices, then blows fuse/trips to protect itself. Otherwise, issues like a floating neutral or sustained surge will just activate and burn the MOVs.
A small surge here, a small surge there, a small surge everywhere can also weaken the MOVs or take out part of the protection, until it is no-more.
BTW, my first job as an Engineer/Intern 20 years ago was working for an industrial surge suppression company. I literally blew things up and worked on the monitoring systems.
@bblick The manual probably says “unplug when not in use”; That’s what Duxtop told me after my 1800W induction cooktop started to flake out and turn itself on automatically. They had me cut the cord off, send a photo, and then replaced it out-of-warranty. I replaced the control board and cord and it work again, but now it’s on a smart switch that turns off at about midnight.
@caffeineguy@JohnQ118@mike808 Put a surge protector on the whole house. It’s a $100 part and costs about $150 to have an electrician install it (or less, if you have a full size breaker slot open).
@caffeineguy absolutely this. Rotating AC outlets with 360 degree freedom are not using wires for the connections internally, it is a slider(s) of some sort, which means over time you’ll get a buildup of resistance, the resultant heat and eventually a brownout to your treasured devices or a fire inside this thing. Absolutely avoid.
@coreyward I have a whole house surge protector; it was only about $30 and only took me about 15 minutes to install in my breaker panel. But Ironically, the more things one has plugged in during a storm, the better one’s house is protected. This is because most devices with modern switching power supplies some type of surge protection built into the front end, usually a fuse + metal-oxide varistor (MOV).
That said, this device doesn’t seem to have any UL listings. If it was just a power strip I’d worry less, but The scary part is that the USB-PD power supply is basically on all the time, USB ports get mangled/abused. IMHO, It’s just a matter of time before these things fail catastrophically.
@caffeineguy The main issue is the quality of the rotating strip(s) that contact the hot and neutral feeds as the plug rotates. If the plug pops out a bit, will the whole thing melt?
It’s something UL might or might not have standards on, but if there is no UL listing, I don’t want to find out the hard way.
@caffeineguy@coreyward - Yep, that’s a great idea for everyone. They’ve been mandated under code here since 2020 (my old house missed that code requirement by 73 years).
I was buying ZeroSurge long before, and they are still worth it to have on electronics behind a whole-house surge suppressor on specific house circuits as they are NOT MOV and do not degrade with age/spikes (whole house surge suppressors require monitoring and replacement eventually), and they have a different approach to removing spikes. So I keep the ZeroSurge units in place. What the hell.
I bought a Siemens whole house surge suppressor and breaker yet to be installed… but I’m less worried about it (no massive electrical storms here).
@caffeineguy@Jonas4321 I forgot the phone in the charger when I stepped out to buy a fire extinguisher, but here’s a pic the neighbor kindly took of the event.
@caffeineguy@mike808 So, I knew this about the MOVs gradually wearing out because of small overcurrents and such, but what I want to know is, is there a way I can tell that my power strip’s MOVs are dangerously worn out and the strip should be replaced? Otherwise I’ve just been replacing strips when i decide they look like they might be too old, which seems… imprecise.
@kensey@mike808 If they fail open, then you usually lose a ‘protected’ light; If they fail shorted, then they blow a fuse or breaker (hopefully, localized, not in your breaker panel). Otherwise testing is not straightforward… One test is known as a clamping voltage test.
@caffeineguy@coreyward@JohnQ118@kensey
“Otherwise I’ve just been replacing strips when i decide they look like they might be too old, which seems… imprecise”
That’s actually the recommended method. They degrade over time, and it’s not feasible to measure the degradation (you basically have to destroy it to measure how much protection was left, which isn’t helpful). So if it’s been a few years and you’ve had some lightning strikes, just replace them.
Whatever you decide is, by definition, good enough.
Thanks for the pointers to ZeroSurge, whole house protection at the breaker box, and for the explanations on MOVs.
@mike808 - There is really no way as a homeowner to ‘know’ when MOVs have degraded or failed. I’d assume they have failed or become useless after a year or two at most. If you live with lightening strikes maybe much sooner.
Whole Home surge suppressors also have large MOVs and also fail but they have a light indicator (is it accurate?). That’s why I have installed multiple ZeroSurge devices -YES they are expensive (I started buying them when far cheaper) but they cost far less than the devices I put on them (my $2000 dishwasher-to protect the electronics control board after losing one on an old dishwasher, on the Speed Queen Washer and Dryer (about $2500 together) to protect their electronic control boards), the ZeroSurge does NOT degrade after absorbing surges. I even have them protecting the Bluetti power stations supplying the PC-Internet-WiFi and also the basement freezer. These things are just too expensive to lose due to PGE dirty power. After a power outage when power is restored there is often a large surge current spike that comes through the lines. ZeroSurge will shunt that.
If I install a whole house suppressor I will still not remove the ZeroSurge devices I have.
But that’s just me, I bought the first one many years ago. I’ve been happy with them. But that’s just me.
@MarkML@haydesigner@therealjrn Easy solution: Just use a strip of the ever-popular Alien Tape (double-sided) that’s been sold here numerous times! You’ll take the plastic cover off the wall outlet when you try to remove it!! You’re welcome!
@haydesigner@MarkML@MrGoodGuy@therealjrn I bought this alien tape and don’t regret it. I’m also one of those types of people that does a lot with a little. ∠( ᐛ」 ∠)＿
@dvermilion@haydesigner@MarkML@MrGoodGuy@therealjrn Me three. Alien Tape is Da Bomb. AND, I don’t feel guilty when I peal it off and throw it away. It’s like VHB tape without the permanence and/or grimy detritus that needs to be cleaned off.
The rotating outlets are cute but you only get 4 outlets with this device. For most applications I can think of I’d rather have a cheapo standard issue surge protector and a pack of those 1-foot extension cords to handle any brick or weird angle plugs.
@dpease I have a gadget called a Powramid that is nice for those. (It’s more of a cone than a pyramid, but I’ll allow them some artistic license.) The main power rocker switch is at the peak, under a flip-up plastic cover, and the sockets around the bottom stand out a bit from the side. It will accommodate pretty large wall-warts in all six outlets and the wide base makes it very stable even if one of the cords (like the one for my laptop) is thick and wants to torque it to the side.
@dpease@kensey HA, I wanted to do a showme of a “Powramid” as a wall socket, but I couldn’t figure out how to describe it. Maybe I was channeling “Powramid Powa”!
@kensey hadn’t seen that. Looks like a reasonable solution, however I could see some of the weird form factors for plugs like sideways ones might still fowl it. I think I’d still go with the 1-foot extension cords.
I got Power Squids off the old site a long time ago, that was a good solution too.
@caffeineguy@ExtremeHobo the annoying thing is there’s no room except for the smallest of powerbricks. just buy a pack of two or three foot long extension cords
@macphoenix@user26142246 I think it’s great when the parents use a movie or book character for naming! And the book gives you sometimes-unusual spelling (for today; might have been common long ago?)
Might make for awkward childhood (we all get that anyway)…
@user26142246 Two 60W USB-C ports (30W simultaneous or 60W max using 1 port) is the key factor on these. Here are some alternatives that highlight why the price of $15ea for these is a good deal:
@kuoh Maybe, but that “line/cavity” in the bottom is serving as a mouth in my version. I wanted to do a showme, but I don’t think the AI could handle it. Hrmmmm, let’s try.
/showme Humanoid robot in orange spacesuit with head that looks like 360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap.
For the skeptics out there, I have owned several rotating socket sets from this brand since before Meh started offering them. They have been sturdy and reliable. They have never been pulled from the outlet due to the weight of things plugged into them, and they have not damaged the outlets themselves. One of them even alerted me that the outlet was not grounded, which I immediately brought to my landlord’s attention. They also have never set my home on fire, but I will alert the Meh community if that ever happens.
These only provide a rudimentary amount of surge protection, but it’s more than a bare outlet does. Always apply common sense when using any electrical device. The company is US-based, if that helps any.
@JohnnySocko Yeah, I bought the “travel size” 2-prong + USB as travel sockets.
The lack of a center screw looks like a Jony Ive fail, aka design over utility. Someone should do a tear down to see if there is space to drill a hole to the center screw. I wouldn’t be surprised if the plastic mold itself has internal accommodation for this, aka it was molded witha “shaft” for the screw but was covered over late in development.
/showme Jony Ive designing everything he touches to look like a bar of soap.
@cfg83@JohnnySocko I was considering this myself (piloting a hole, drilling it out to drop in a small washer & screw. I’ll only bother if it doesn’t feel secure enough, but I’ve used a lot of different types of units like this and while I don’t like the idea of no set screw, even the screwless versions tend to be pretty sturdy unless you’re really cranking on that receptacle.
@cfg83 I would’ve sworn that they had some units that did have center screws. They put out different designs all the time, so it’s possible that they do exist but Meh never gets those. I have also bought a brand off Amazon that did have a center screw, but the unit overall turned out to be of much lower quality than the 360. (For actual surge protection, I just buy Tripp-Lite power strips or sockets.)
@JohnnySocko Yes, I saw an old one with a center screw on their amazon site. This one is just a bad outlier. I 100% agree that the electrical part is superior. The problem is that when these things stick out of the wall, they become ungainly. I would prefer that these replace the original socket cover completely. In fact, the design should taper outwards for greater overall stability.
@cfg83@JohnnySocko I’m wondering these are the last batch of “Ship it out before the Chinese tariffs” vs “but we still don’t have that screw we need!”
If the overall quality of the electronics is good then I’m sure you can secure them to the wall. Most new wall outlets grip really hard but I have 50-year old ones in my house that can’t hold anything.
@JohnnySocko@pmarin Yeah, it depends. I have some plugs that are nearly impossible to push in or pull out. If the outlet is not sturdy then this is a PITA.
@mediocrebot@therealjrn That is actually a good outcome. meh is happy because they are sold out and you can choose to be happy because you saved $30. Everybody wins.
/showme mediocrebot happy because it’s full of electricity and human is happy because human is holding $30.
Specs
Product: 2-Pack: 360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap w/ 2 USB-C Ports
Model: 3E0773-WHT6NA
Condition: New
User Manual
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$139.98 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
Registered Lifetime Manufacturer Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 15 - Wednesday, Dec 17
No rotating USB ports? I’m out!
Gotta say, the 60w USB ports make it tempting…
/showme tempting usb ports
@haydesigner I think the outlets are 60 watt, not the USB ports
@haydesigner @TCayer No, it’s referencing USB C power delivery, which can output higher than the normal USB voltages and deliver 60, 100, even 140 watts to charge high end laptops. A power strip with a 60W AC limit would not be very useful to most people, not to mention a potential fire hazard. That’s not to say this unit can’t also be a fire hazard depending on how many corners were cut in its design and production.
KuoH
@haydesigner
/showme anthropomorphized usb ports trying to sell me alien tape.
@mediocrebot Oops, I meant to say “tempting me to buy alien tape”, but I think the picture would have been the same.
Can you say “needless hyperbole”?? Can anyone give examples of the “natural forms” or “architectural elements” that were incorporated into this masterpiece??
@MrGoodGuy
@MrGoodGuy I’m surprised they didn’t note hints of cedar, blackberries, and oak.
@MrGoodGuy
Perhaps the real Architectural Forms were the friends we made along the way.
@MrGoodGuy Natural forms and architectural elements combine in styles like Organic Architecture, Biomorphic Design, and Biophilic Design, which integrate nature’s shapes (spirals, curves) and materials into outlets to create harmony, efficiency, and connection with the environment, seen in designs mimicking leaves, shells… and outlets.
@MrGoodGuy @Trinityscrew Biomorphic Design? Harumph. What we have here is a failure to Luigi Colani.
Indicator LED’s? What do they indicate?
A Blue one (protected) and a Green one (grounded)… I hadda go to Amazon for the answers.
@JohnQ118 The reddish-oraange one indicates it’s on fire.
@JohnQ118 uh…It’s listed in the specs…
@therealjrn uh…it is NOW, but not at 9pm when the listing went up. I checked about 9:01pm and NO states were given. Another comment was also made to that effect, now ‘disappeared’. Thanks!
@JohnQ118 You’re welcome! Thank you for your service!
@JohnQ118 @therealjrn
“It ain’t much, but it’s honest work”
I think this might actually be worth it.
@dvermilion I bought 4. If these suck I’m gonna be so mad but I’ll probably have deserved it.
@dvermilion 6 here. Getting new carpet this week, perfect time to go full speed ahead and remove the gobs of copper spaghetti everywhere.
@user56039068 Great now I’m hungry for electrocution. Karma strikes again ヾ(`ヘ´)ﾉﾞ
@dvermilion @user56039068 think it’s not electrocution, but the twisty receptacles wires with 18ga wire and questionable solder connections, combined with a 1500W room heater. That you leave on overnight while sleeping.
/showme overloaded wall outlet already on fire.
@mediocrebot yup, that’s it! Meh should include a free smoke detector with every non-certified electrical device. Got to keep your customers alive!
@dvermilion @pmarin If I left a 1500W room heater on all night, my sinuses would dry out, crack and cause me to bleed out in my sleep. Then my dog would be pissed off about no breakfast and knock the heater over. Then my dead body would go up in flames and I would never realize I could have gone with the 3 payment plan on these and spent the other 2/3rds on hookers.
$95.37 x.667 = STI
@pmarin @user56039068 Considering the fact you could have paid the full $95.37 for the same chlamydia I’d say you got off easy in more ways than one.
Is this thing even UL listed? Most of the “360 Electrical” terrifies me. No way I’d ever plug in an 1875W load into this thing. Reviews of some other ‘360’ products have it melting w/ coffee maker and/or toaster. Folks complain about the surge suppression not being re-settable (i.e. it’ll burn itself up and then probably the breaker upstream); Others complain it’s missing the screw to hold it securely to the wall; As much as my 8yr old has been asking for his own power strip, I just can’t pull the trigger on this thing. Maybe if it was 2 for $20.
@caffeineguy
“Folks complain about the surge suppression not being re-settable”
That’s just how power surge protection works. There’s circuit that absorbs the excess current and the process of absorbing the energy destroys the circuit. It’s like a a fire sprinkler system that uses a metal piece to block the sprinkler that melts at a low temperature. Once it melts, it isn’t “re-settable”.
So you are referring to people complaining with unrealistic expectations because they don’t understand how surge suppressors actually work.
@caffeineguy @mike808 If you want Surge Suppression, do not buy this. Buy a ZeroSurge unit - I have six of them on various things in the house.
@caffeineguy .This. Nowadays, folks, you either see UL or ETL or hard pass on anything plugged into the wall. Too much risk of burning you up in your sleep.
@caffeineguy
Ohh! Discount Danger! I like it!
/showme Discount Danger
@caffeineguy @mike808
Now I want meh to offer me a fire sprinkler system.
@caffeineguy @mike808 …but DO BUY THIS if you want useful outlets and USB’s…
@caffeineguy @JohnQ118 @mike808 $300 a piece is a lot different than 2 for $30
@mike808 Often times, devices with surge suppression have a breaker or fuse that will pop or trip because the surge suppression activates; It takes the bulk of the surge to protect your devices, then blows fuse/trips to protect itself. Otherwise, issues like a floating neutral or sustained surge will just activate and burn the MOVs.
A small surge here, a small surge there, a small surge everywhere can also weaken the MOVs or take out part of the protection, until it is no-more.
BTW, my first job as an Engineer/Intern 20 years ago was working for an industrial surge suppression company. I literally blew things up and worked on the monitoring systems.
@bblick The manual probably says “unplug when not in use”; That’s what Duxtop told me after my 1800W induction cooktop started to flake out and turn itself on automatically. They had me cut the cord off, send a photo, and then replaced it out-of-warranty. I replaced the control board and cord and it work again, but now it’s on a smart switch that turns off at about midnight.
@caffeineguy @JohnQ118 @mike808 Put a surge protector on the whole house. It’s a $100 part and costs about $150 to have an electrician install it (or less, if you have a full size breaker slot open).
@caffeineguy absolutely this. Rotating AC outlets with 360 degree freedom are not using wires for the connections internally, it is a slider(s) of some sort, which means over time you’ll get a buildup of resistance, the resultant heat and eventually a brownout to your treasured devices or a fire inside this thing. Absolutely avoid.
@coreyward I have a whole house surge protector; it was only about $30 and only took me about 15 minutes to install in my breaker panel. But Ironically, the more things one has plugged in during a storm, the better one’s house is protected. This is because most devices with modern switching power supplies some type of surge protection built into the front end, usually a fuse + metal-oxide varistor (MOV).
That said, this device doesn’t seem to have any UL listings. If it was just a power strip I’d worry less, but The scary part is that the USB-PD power supply is basically on all the time, USB ports get mangled/abused. IMHO, It’s just a matter of time before these things fail catastrophically.
@caffeineguy @Jonas4321 Aww man, I was planning to run my Ninja Foodi, Foreman grill, toaster oven and vacuum cleaner off this thing!
KuoH
@caffeineguy @kuoh video or it never happened!
@caffeineguy Thanks for this comment. I was considering getting this for my Dad, but I don’t trust him to use it responsibly.
@caffeineguy The main issue is the quality of the rotating strip(s) that contact the hot and neutral feeds as the plug rotates. If the plug pops out a bit, will the whole thing melt?
It’s something UL might or might not have standards on, but if there is no UL listing, I don’t want to find out the hard way.
@lpangelrob They can probably order a 1000pk of UL Listed hologram stickers on TEMU for about $3.82
@caffeineguy @coreyward - Yep, that’s a great idea for everyone. They’ve been mandated under code here since 2020 (my old house missed that code requirement by 73 years).
I was buying ZeroSurge long before, and they are still worth it to have on electronics behind a whole-house surge suppressor on specific house circuits as they are NOT MOV and do not degrade with age/spikes (whole house surge suppressors require monitoring and replacement eventually), and they have a different approach to removing spikes. So I keep the ZeroSurge units in place. What the hell.
I bought a Siemens whole house surge suppressor and breaker yet to be installed… but I’m less worried about it (no massive electrical storms here).
@caffeineguy @Jonas4321 I forgot the phone in the charger when I stepped out to buy a fire extinguisher, but here’s a pic the neighbor kindly took of the event.
KuoH
@caffeineguy @mike808 So, I knew this about the MOVs gradually wearing out because of small overcurrents and such, but what I want to know is, is there a way I can tell that my power strip’s MOVs are dangerously worn out and the strip should be replaced? Otherwise I’ve just been replacing strips when i decide they look like they might be too old, which seems… imprecise.
@kensey @mike808 If they fail open, then you usually lose a ‘protected’ light; If they fail shorted, then they blow a fuse or breaker (hopefully, localized, not in your breaker panel). Otherwise testing is not straightforward… One test is known as a clamping voltage test.
@caffeineguy If they’d been 2 for $20 I’d have been even more concerned. Funny how that works.
@caffeineguy @coreyward @JohnQ118 @kensey
“Otherwise I’ve just been replacing strips when i decide they look like they might be too old, which seems… imprecise”
That’s actually the recommended method. They degrade over time, and it’s not feasible to measure the degradation (you basically have to destroy it to measure how much protection was left, which isn’t helpful). So if it’s been a few years and you’ve had some lightning strikes, just replace them.
Whatever you decide is, by definition, good enough.
Thanks for the pointers to ZeroSurge, whole house protection at the breaker box, and for the explanations on MOVs.
@mike808 - There is really no way as a homeowner to ‘know’ when MOVs have degraded or failed. I’d assume they have failed or become useless after a year or two at most. If you live with lightening strikes maybe much sooner.
Whole Home surge suppressors also have large MOVs and also fail but they have a light indicator (is it accurate?). That’s why I have installed multiple ZeroSurge devices -YES they are expensive (I started buying them when far cheaper) but they cost far less than the devices I put on them (my $2000 dishwasher-to protect the electronics control board after losing one on an old dishwasher, on the Speed Queen Washer and Dryer (about $2500 together) to protect their electronic control boards), the ZeroSurge does NOT degrade after absorbing surges. I even have them protecting the Bluetti power stations supplying the PC-Internet-WiFi and also the basement freezer. These things are just too expensive to lose due to PGE dirty power. After a power outage when power is restored there is often a large surge current spike that comes through the lines. ZeroSurge will shunt that.
If I install a whole house suppressor I will still not remove the ZeroSurge devices I have.
But that’s just me, I bought the first one many years ago. I’ve been happy with them. But that’s just me.
How does this large multi-outlet unit stay firmly in the outlet? I don’t see a screw to secure it in place. Looks like a problem.
@MarkML the reviews say it has no screw to hold it in place. The previous version with USB-A had a screw, but this version with the USB-C does not.
@haydesigner @MarkML The lack of a long screw to hold it in place means I’m out, thanks for highlighting that.
@MarkML @haydesigner @therealjrn Easy solution: Just use a strip of the ever-popular Alien Tape (double-sided) that’s been sold here numerous times! You’ll take the plastic cover off the wall outlet when you try to remove it!!
You’re welcome!
@haydesigner @MarkML @therealjrn
I remember the Good Old Days when meh used to offer us a good long screw.
@haydesigner @MarkML @MrGoodGuy @therealjrn You are SOOOOOOO right! I use that stuff all the time.
/showme Seedy looking green aliens with open trench coats selling rolls of tape to humans.
@MarkML Ooof, yeah, it needs a screw. I think Mediocre should throw in some pieces of Alien Tape with every order.
/showme mediocrebot packaging “360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap” and adding a small envelope of alien tape into the package.
@haydesigner @MarkML @MrGoodGuy @therealjrn I bought this alien tape and don’t regret it. I’m also one of those types of people that does a lot with a little. ∠( ᐛ」 ∠)＿
@dvermilion @haydesigner @MarkML @MrGoodGuy @therealjrn … my wife says I do a little with a lot.
Will the Alien tape fix me?
@dvermilion @haydesigner @MarkML @MrGoodGuy @therealjrn Me three. Alien Tape is Da Bomb. AND, I don’t feel guilty when I peal it off and throw it away. It’s like VHB tape without the permanence and/or grimy detritus that needs to be cleaned off.
@dvermilion @haydesigner @MarkML @MrGoodGuy @pmarin @therealjrn It depends on what needs to be fixed.
/showme totem pole of XMas figurines stacked on top of each other using two-sided Alien Tape in between each figurine.
@mediocrebot Well done!!! You get a ram chip for that!
(crunch crunch crunch!)
@haydesigner @MrGoodGuy @therealjrn Excellent suggestion. I’ve used 3M double sided tape for a similar one I have.
The rotating outlets are cute but you only get 4 outlets with this device. For most applications I can think of I’d rather have a cheapo standard issue surge protector and a pack of those 1-foot extension cords to handle any brick or weird angle plugs.
@dpease I have a gadget called a Powramid that is nice for those. (It’s more of a cone than a pyramid, but I’ll allow them some artistic license.) The main power rocker switch is at the peak, under a flip-up plastic cover, and the sockets around the bottom stand out a bit from the side. It will accommodate pretty large wall-warts in all six outlets and the wide base makes it very stable even if one of the cords (like the one for my laptop) is thick and wants to torque it to the side.
@dpease @kensey HA, I wanted to do a showme of a “Powramid” as a wall socket, but I couldn’t figure out how to describe it. Maybe I was channeling “Powramid Powa”!
@kensey hadn’t seen that. Looks like a reasonable solution, however I could see some of the weird form factors for plugs like sideways ones might still fowl it. I think I’d still go with the 1-foot extension cords.
I got Power Squids off the old site a long time ago, that was a good solution too.
@cfg83 @dpease @kensey I got curious & looked up the Powramid. It seems clever, but it looks kind of creepy to me. Like mice nursing or eating, somehow.
@cfg83 @dpease @kensey @Kyeh I hate space-inefficient technology. It’s one of the few things I find offensive.
Now THIS is what I want from meh. Look at those glorious USB ports!!
@El_Oel It’s a very nice pair there, proudly on display, out and up high.
This kinda reminds me of the tree spirits in Princess Mononoke :
HOWEVER, this is more like the dystopian sequel where the tree spirits are squished together by a machine to make the surge outlet/soap dispenser.
I do like the smart thingy shelf.
/showme 360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap that is also wall mounted soap dispenser.
I would order this except that it doesn’t appear to screw into the socket. This thing is going to fall out once you start plugging in power bricks.
@ExtremeHobo worse than that, because it’s not anchored, it’ll stress the receptacle and wear it out too.
@caffeineguy @ExtremeHobo the annoying thing is there’s no room except for the smallest of powerbricks. just buy a pack of two or three foot long extension cords
@caffeineguy @ExtremeHobo @russellmz
I buy 1 foot Dual cords or dual piggyback cords.
these are great for the those right angle plugs from hell
Jonathon? I guess that’s better than Johnathan. Can’t imagine why that bothers me though.
@macphoenix my birth certificate says Jhonathan (some book my grandmother and mom loved when mom was little), i spell it Jonathan when writing it out.
@macphoenix @user26142246 I think it’s great when the parents use a movie or book character for naming! And the book gives you sometimes-unusual spelling (for today; might have been common long ago?)
Might make for awkward childhood (we all get that anyway)…
@macphoenix
like marathon
Mediocre crap set at too high a price point. The original price has to be a joke, and the “On sale” price isn’t worth it.
@user26142246 Two 60W USB-C ports (30W simultaneous or 60W max using 1 port) is the key factor on these. Here are some alternatives that highlight why the price of $15ea for these is a good deal:
$9.99 each - two 15W USB-C ports
$19.99 each - One 17W USB-C port
$23.74 each - One 30W USB-C port
$29.99 each - two 30W USB-C ports (30W max)
@troy @user26142246 GaN as well, which might. be more important for these than usual given the sketchiness of the unit more broadly. I bought 4.
@dvermilion @troy @user26142246 but what was the word on the UL/ETL “real” status? Sorry, I went back to sleep for,a while; have not caught up.
@pmarin @troy @user26142246 Status: “no” (per other commenters).
These also remind me of the Kerbal Space Program dudes. At first I was thinking of mutant 4 eyed Kerbalians, but now I am thinking Kerbalbots …
@cfg83 Upside down perhaps?
KuoH
@kuoh Maybe, but that “line/cavity” in the bottom is serving as a mouth in my version. I wanted to do a showme, but I don’t think the AI could handle it. Hrmmmm, let’s try.
/showme Humanoid robot in orange spacesuit with head that looks like 360 Electrical Revolve 60W 4-Outlet Rotating Surge Tap.
For the skeptics out there, I have owned several rotating socket sets from this brand since before Meh started offering them. They have been sturdy and reliable. They have never been pulled from the outlet due to the weight of things plugged into them, and they have not damaged the outlets themselves. One of them even alerted me that the outlet was not grounded, which I immediately brought to my landlord’s attention. They also have never set my home on fire, but I will alert the Meh community if that ever happens.
These only provide a rudimentary amount of surge protection, but it’s more than a bare outlet does. Always apply common sense when using any electrical device. The company is US-based, if that helps any.
@JohnnySocko Yeah, I bought the “travel size” 2-prong + USB as travel sockets.
The lack of a center screw looks like a Jony Ive fail, aka design over utility. Someone should do a tear down to see if there is space to drill a hole to the center screw. I wouldn’t be surprised if the plastic mold itself has internal accommodation for this, aka it was molded witha “shaft” for the screw but was covered over late in development.
/showme Jony Ive designing everything he touches to look like a bar of soap.
@cfg83 @JohnnySocko I was considering this myself (piloting a hole, drilling it out to drop in a small washer & screw. I’ll only bother if it doesn’t feel secure enough, but I’ve used a lot of different types of units like this and while I don’t like the idea of no set screw, even the screwless versions tend to be pretty sturdy unless you’re really cranking on that receptacle.
@cfg83 I would’ve sworn that they had some units that did have center screws. They put out different designs all the time, so it’s possible that they do exist but Meh never gets those. I have also bought a brand off Amazon that did have a center screw, but the unit overall turned out to be of much lower quality than the 360. (For actual surge protection, I just buy Tripp-Lite power strips or sockets.)
@JohnnySocko Yes, I saw an old one with a center screw on their amazon site. This one is just a bad outlier. I 100% agree that the electrical part is superior. The problem is that when these things stick out of the wall, they become ungainly. I would prefer that these replace the original socket cover completely. In fact, the design should taper outwards for greater overall stability.
@cfg83 @JohnnySocko I’m wondering these are the last batch of “Ship it out before the Chinese tariffs” vs “but we still don’t have that screw we need!”
If the overall quality of the electronics is good then I’m sure you can secure them to the wall. Most new wall outlets grip really hard but I have 50-year old ones in my house that can’t hold anything.
@JohnnySocko @pmarin Yeah, it depends. I have some plugs that are nearly impossible to push in or pull out. If the outlet is not sturdy then this is a PITA.
Your outlets may vary.
@cfg83 @JohnnySocko @pmarin I think it’s more like “these don’t have screws but those jerks over at Mediocre Labs will still buy them”
I would agree 2/$20 is my offer. A bit too much sketchiness and doubt. And yes, potentially handy.
:muttering to myself: “What the hell, only live once.”
/buy
@therealjrn Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
@mediocrebot Oh Darn!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
/showme laughing maniacally
@mediocrebot @therealjrn That is actually a good outcome. meh is happy because they are sold out and you can choose to be happy because you saved $30. Everybody wins.
/showme mediocrebot happy because it’s full of electricity and human is happy because human is holding $30.
@mediocrebot Hrmm, maybe I should have said “… holding 30 dollars”.
@cfg83 @mediocrebot
Either way, meh gave me a happy ending! We ALL like those!
Hey, are you talking trash about Sir Jonathan Paul Ive KBE HonFREng RDI?
@DreamTheEndless Yes, I am sorry, but
/showme Jony Ive wearing butterfly keyboard wings and throwing bars of soap at anyone that questions his greatness.