Customer Reviews

Gem Sound 8 Ac.outlets&switches,15 Sp8500

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I'll be pretty quick with this review. This product is pretty self explanatory, and does what it is supposed to. Plug things in to the back, switch them on and off separately from the front.

Now for the bad. For some reason, these do not fit into a standard rack space. The mounting holes are not spaced far enough away(from top to bottom), so you are stuck with only screwing the top in or only screwing the bottom in. I bought 2 of these, and they both have the same issue.

Next problem. Both of the ones that I bought have screwy wiring on some of the outlets/switches. If the switch is off and you plug something in, it powers the light yet when you switch it on the light goes off and yet no power goes to what you have plugged in. Crazy mistake in wiring, very unacceptable even for something this cheap. I experienced this in both units on multiple outlets, and had to take them apart and rewire.

Bottom line, you are better off buying a similar product that costs a little more. If I had these issues on two different units, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had these problems.

...it usually is (too good to be true). This is remarkably inexpensive for a rack-mountable power strip; you can't even buy an empty 19" rack enclosure this size for this price. But it's just as the first reviewer said regarding dimensions: it does not fit the standard 19" rack spacing. Also, the screws holding the thing together are round-topped and not recessed, so if you try to put anything over or under it in your rack, that other piece of gear will likely get badly scratched by this unit's screws. This was designed by a truly incompetent design team; don't reward them. If you need a rack-mount power strip, avoid the Gem Sound SP-8500.

It gets the job done, good looks.
The only down side is that it does have a little fold on the faceplate, so it will not run flush with your rack mount, but it will still rack. Does what it offers, easy to use switches.