"Timed" power strip?

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Is there such a beast? I turned up several power strips with timers via Google, but what I'm looking for is a power strip that has 6 or 8 outlets that, once the switch is turned on, will power up each outlet individually about 5 seconds apart. Why, you may ask? Well, so that I can turn on 1 switch and have 6 to 8 games come up and not have to worry about blowing a breaker (which might happen if I powered up all 6 or 8 simultaneously via a traditional power strip).
 
Have you actually had that problem? I haven't seen anything like that but I suppose some of the remote control timer systems could be programmed to do that. The ones they use to turn appliances on and off to make it look like someone is home.

Or you could find a power strip where each outlet has it's own individual strip. I've seen those.
 
I haven't seen timed as you describe but I've seen power strips with switches for each individual outlet. So from the power strip you can power on each game one at a time.
 
This is what I use...

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Just wait a second or two between flipping each switch...
 
Is there such a beast? I turned up several power strips with timers via Google, but what I'm looking for is a power strip that has 6 or 8 outlets that, once the switch is turned on, will power up each outlet individually about 5 seconds apart. Why, you may ask? Well, so that I can turn on 1 switch and have 6 to 8 games come up and not have to worry about blowing a breaker (which might happen if I powered up all 6 or 8 simultaneously via a traditional power strip).

I think what you are looking for is called 'sequencing power strip'. It's apparently popular in the high end home audio market (AMPs sometimes draw a lot at power on) as well as in the rackmount server market.

This one's discontinued, but perhaps the reference will help you find more:
http://www.smarthome.com/4414RPS61/6-Outlet-Sequencing-Rackmount-Power-Strip/p.aspx

This one's available, but it's also a power conditioner and not cheap:
http://www.proavmax.com/FURMAN-PS-8R-II-Power-Conditioner-and-Sequencer-p/frmn-ps8rii.htm
 
Lowe's and Home Depot will have something at Christmas Time. I have two timer power strips with 4 games on each. I have the timers starting 2 minutes apart and haven't had a problem.

They cost about $15 a piece

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Have you actually had that problem?

No. I'm in the final stages of building my gameroom and I'm looking at options for turning all the games without having to fumble around behind most of them to flip the switch. I did a search and found some threads about the amps drawn by cabs, and most agree that you shouldn't turn on too many at the same time (if they're on the same breaker). I'm looking at running 10 to 12 cabs from two 20 amp breakers.

The sequencing power strip looks good, but they are waaaayyy out of my price range. I'll probably end up getting something like what Friz posted... Thanks guys.
 
Is there such a beast? I turned up several power strips with timers via Google, but what I'm looking for is a power strip that has 6 or 8 outlets that, once the switch is turned on, will power up each outlet individually about 5 seconds apart. Why, you may ask? Well, so that I can turn on 1 switch and have 6 to 8 games come up and not have to worry about blowing a breaker (which might happen if I powered up all 6 or 8 simultaneously via a traditional power strip).
I just use the circuits in the circuit panel. Four circuits total and four flips of the circuits turn on around 30 games.

Never have had a a problem with too many games coming on at once.

-Tim
 
Video games shouldn't draw enough power to warrent power sequencing.

Now, in the computer world, with the old minicomputers, powering one of those machines, or a rack of drives, did require power sequencing. Typically, the power distribution box in the system would have a time delay circuit and a relay, and switching on the power would first turn on two devices, then a few seconds later, two more, etc. The old hard drives drew so much power at poweron to spin up the disk that they definitely would blow the breaker if powered on at the same time.

But, for video games, I wouldn't worry about it. If you really do have a problem though, I can probably get you a power sequencer.

-Ian
 
I have 5 remote Belkin conserve power strips. They switch on banks of 5 to 8 games each in my basement. I just click each remote one at a time powering up each bank separately. I have not had any power or breaker issues.
 
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