I have read with interest http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug99/articles/wiring.htm as I am about to try to make sense of the horrible tangle of cables powering my stuff, I seem to have 6 power boards connected and I cannot remember what goes where and so-on. It look like there are more plugs than actual bits of kit!

First question do wall warts need surge protection ? 2) I have 2 external HHD that have transformer power supplies do these need to be protected ?

I had considered creating a kind of sub ring for the power to my home studio, as I have an outlet at each end of my work-station. In my workshop at the end of my garden I have run a lead, fed about 10 outlets then back to the house and back into the mains, works a treat, would a version of this be a bad idea for my studio workstation ? or would it create problems ?

Has anyone deployed anything like THIS

I should mention that I am not experiencing any big problems with hum or anything, I just want to get it neater and as safe as I can.

the kit involved is as follows

1x imac 27
1x monitor (2nd screen)
1x Focusrite pro24 (buss pwr)
1x DMP3 dual pre amp (wall wart)
1x Roland GI20 (wall wart)
2x HDD external (mains powered)
2x Fostex PMO5 active monitors
1x printer
2x 12v lamps (internal transformers)
Router (wall wart)
USB hub (wall wart)
Phone (wall wart)

Any advice would be appreciated

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Strictly an amateur with some nice toys,

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