Surge Protector?

I've heard that too, I think it may say it in the manual (?). After getting a RROD I decided to plug mine right into the wall, just to be safe.

edit: also, I think the power brick has a surge protector built in

I've also heard different advice all over the place about this. I was under the assumption this was true but from what I remember, the manual said nothing about surge protectors having a negative effect on the console. What would though, is any kind of extension strip/surge strip that supplies inadequate power to your devices. I would say avoid cheap extension srtips but mine may be cheap. I wouldn't know, I can't remember as it's so old but I've not had any problems.

My advice would be to spend a bit of money on a decent surge protector that has high power ratings. You'd be looking at something around £15/$30+ to be on the safe side I guess.

It's best not to have a lot of power running through a surge protector. If you're just using a 360 and tv it should be fine because they don't use many amps. If you had a 360, tv, freezer, enormous sound system, washing machine all running through it at the same time you'd probably have problems.

I'm speaking from personal experience. I've had 3 different 360's plugged into mine since launch 2005 and I never had problems with any of them. My CD played and tv's plugged into it also. No problems with any of them.

yeah don't plug it into a surge protector my friend got rrod from it. the person on the phone said not to .iam2green

Thats what happened to me.

It's best not to have a lot of power running through a surge protector. If you're just using a 360 and tv it should be fine because they don't use many amps. If you had a 360, tv, freezer, enormous sound system, washing machine all running through it at the same time you'd probably have problems.

I'm speaking from personal experience. I've had 3 different 360's plugged into mine since launch 2005 and I never had problems with any of them. My CD played and tv's plugged into it also. No problems with any of them.

x-2tha-z

lol that'd be a crazy room, with a 360, tv, freezer, some home theatre AND a washing machine :P

I'm not so sure now. I just found this. There's others too. Maybe I was just lucky to have my 360 connected to a surge protector for over two years and not have any problems. On the other hand I doubt it would last that long if these stories are true. My brothers 360 died and he never used a surge protector. Maybe this whole surge protector thing is just bs.

I'm gonna keep mine plugged into the surge protector.

I've had my 360 plugged into a surge protector since January 2006 (2 years and 3 months). I've never had a problem with it, certainly not the RRoD.

I think part of the problem is how you define a "surge protector". If it cost you $50+ and comes with a guarantee for your equipment if it gets toasted in the event of a power surge, it's really a surge protector. That's what I have. On the other hand, if your "surge protector" cost $7.99 from Target and comes with no guarantee for your equipment, it's basically a splitter so you can plug multiple items into the same outlet. That is not a surge protector, and I personally never plug anything more valuable than a desklamp into something like that.

•Plug the power supply directly into a working wall outlet. You may experience problems if you use an extension cord or a power strip if the extension cord or the power strip is faulty or cannot supply the required power to the console.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906101

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Which is a common problem with cheapo power strips, but not a decent surge protector. You get what you pay for.