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I just ran across a Panamax power strip with surge protection. What I really like about this one was the fact that it had tabs on both ends to mount it to a wall or backboard using screws. No more try to get the right spacing and hanging the strip. I went to their web site and it appears that they don't make this anymore. Thought I would ask if anyone has found a power strip that is easy to mount to the wall?

Teledynamics still sells them although I think not for long. Your right it does look like the dont make that model any longer.

What I do is mark the screw spacing on the top of my level with a sharpie . So its leveled and measured at the same time .

you use a level?
mark

Is this what you're talking about: https://www.itwlinx.com/products/Category.asp?id=44

I just ran across a Panamax power strip with surge protection. What I really like about this one was the fact that it had tabs on both ends to mount it to a wall or backboard using screws.

You can thank me for that, at least partially.

Panamax had been making those for a long time for AT&T and later Lucent. They were rather "utilitarian" looking, I'm sure you have seen them with the little amber lightning bolt power indicator in the middle. The design was just fine with the end tabs that made them easy to mount. Nobody really cared what they looked like since it was just us telephone guys who used them.

Then one day Panamax decided that they were going to market these to the masses. Gone were the end tabs and there was a flashy new design. There was a huge lightning bolt in the center of a huge 8 receptacle unit with a receptacle spacing that wouldn't allow for plug-in transformers.

I used Panamax because of the end tabs and they were the only ones who did that. I guess AT&T wanted it that way. I was dismayed to see that that feature was gone.

So I write these guys a long letter asking what was in their minds. What the hell are you going to do, sell these at K-Mart? I had been using their product exclusively for years and wasn't very happy with their new design.

A few weeks later I get a call, actually it was a conference call from their director of marketing and their product design engineer. They wanted to know what I would recommend. The old design was fine I told them, but I understand your marketing position. Bring back the tabs and we don't need 8 receptacles most of the time. I even tried to get them to get rid of the gaudy lightning bolt but that is their logo after all.

So, about 6 months later we began to see what we have from them now. They were good guys and they listened to what their customers wanted.

Panamax is now owned by ITW Linx.

-Hal

https://www.towermax.com/home/default.asp these have a lip at the top and bottom, I can only assume that is what you were looking for.

As I only use Minuteman UPS/surge units I don't need the strips. That being said I use a 20 amp rated side slot (for transformers)power strip from a local supply house that has a 15, yes, 15 foot cord with ground lug. In the rare times I need a power strip it goes after the UPS and this allows for up to six large transformers.
As OBTW said, the level and length markings are a quick way to go unless you use the MM 525, their slots are offset.

KLD

those are the ones. now I hope the just don't cost an arm and a leg. thanks

Target & Greybar still sell them as well. I don't think they have been discontinued.