Collection Index

The OldSurge Archive currently documents power-protection and power-distribution products spanning at least four decades of development, from late-1980s surge suppressors to modern reference examples.

The collection includes consumer surge protectors, relocatable power taps, office-furniture power-distribution equipment, and devices incorporating AC, telephone, network, and coaxial protection technologies. Collectively, the documented examples illustrate changing manufacturing practices, evolving safety standards, product-family development, corporate acquisitions, and the transition from domestically designed products to globally manufactured consumer electronics.

Many devices in the collection have been photographed, measured, weighed, tested, and examined internally. The resulting documentation captures information that is frequently absent from manufacturer literature, including component-level design changes, PCB revisions, internal construction techniques, date-code evidence, and long-term aging characteristics.

The collection is presented in chronological order, with the oldest documented examples appearing first.

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Thumbnail	Manufacturer	Model	Type	Date	Outlets	Cord	Weight	Protection	Teardown	Status	Notable Feature	Article
	Tripp Lite	SPIKE BAR SK6-6	Surge Protector	≤ Nov 1989	6	5 ft	1 lb 3.6 oz	AC	No	Collection	Metal mounting plate	Tripp Lite SPIKE BAR SK6-6
	S.L. Waber	952M	Relocatable Power Tap	Unknown (1980s?)	3	9 ft	1 lb 9.6 oz (726 g)	15A Circuit Breaker	Yes	Collection	Herman Miller Energy Distribution System component; heavy-duty steel enclosure; OEM office-furniture power distribution equipment	S.L. Waber 952M
	Gemini	VG307	Surge Protector	Unknown (1990s)	7	4 ft	15.6 oz (442 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Vertical or horizontal mounting; epoxy-encapsulated surge suppressor	Gemini Surge Model VG307
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	1994	7	6 ft	1 lb 14.8 oz (873 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Earliest documented APC PRO7; ©1993 suppression board; early Professional SurgeArrest branding; unbranded straight-blade attachment plug	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (Z94030204087)
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	1996	7	6 ft	1 lb 14.7 oz (842 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Second documented ©1993 suppression-board specimen; 640-0321 REV 2; early Professional SurgeArrest branding; confirms continued production of APC's original design through at least 1996	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (Z96030204796)
	Curtis	SP-600	Surge Protector	≤ Jun 2001	6	None	6.7 oz (190 g)	AC + Coaxial	No	Collection	First documented wall-mounted surge protector; dual-plug wall-hugger design; coaxial protection; riveted enclosure	Curtis SP-600
	Universal	71637	Surge Protector	1998	6	6 ft	1 lb 3.7 oz (557 g)	AC + Telephone	Yes	Collection	Telephone-line protection; Power Shut Down Protection	Universal 71637
	Universal	71632	Surge Protector	1998	6	6 ft	15.3 oz (434 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Power Shut Down Protection; simplified companion to the 71637	Universal 71632
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	1998	7	6 ft	1 lb 15.9 oz (903 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Earliest documented ©1996 suppression board; recall-period specimen; heaviest documented PRO7 example	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (Z98010201706)
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	Aug 1999	7	6 ft	1 lb 15.8 oz (902 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Earliest documented PRO7 with internal date-code wheels; ©1997 suppression board; APC-branded attachment plug; four independent manufacturing-date indicators	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (Z99080215662)
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	Dec 2002	7	6 ft	1 lb 11.3 oz (774 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Earliest documented ©2002 suppression board; recall-period specimen; APC-branded attachment plug; transition between ©1997 and later PRO7 generations	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (2Z0250P17876)
	Belkin	F9H710-06	Surge Protector	Nov 2003	7	6 ft	1 lb 6.2 oz	AC + Telephone	No	Collection	Sliding outlet covers / cable management bracket	Belkin SurgeMaster F9H710-06
	Universal	71641	Surge Protector	May 23, 2004	6	6 ft	1 lb 1.5 oz (496 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Transformer outlet; tri-orientation mounting; revised suppression design	Universal 71641 (Yellowed Example)
	Universal	71641	Surge Protector	May 23, 2004	6	6 ft	1 lb 1.4 oz (494 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Lightly yellowed example; transformer outlet; tri-orientation mounting; revised suppression design	Universal 71641 (Lightly Yellowed Example)
	Yun	YY-6CS	Surge Protector	Jul 2006	6	28 in	10.6 oz (300 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Heat-damaged outlet; flickering illuminated rocker switch; documented thermal damage	Yun YY-6CS
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	Sep 2008	7	6 ft	1 lb 9.9 oz (734 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	Significant yellowing; ©2002 suppression board; dim Protection Working indicator	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (4Z0842P07546)
	ACE	33543	Relocatable Power Tap	2 Jun 2009	6	3 ft	10.8 oz (306 g)	None	No	Collection	Exact manufacture date from molded date wheels; unusual aquarium/moisture warning; one-way security screws prevented non-destructive teardown	ACE 33543 Relocatable Power Tap
	Radio Shack	61-2140	Surge Protector	Unknown (pre-2015)	6	4 ft	12.4 oz (352 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	First Radio Shack artifact; Mexico assembly; 449-joule protection; failure mode undetermined	Radio Shack 61-2140 Appliance Surge Protector
	Staples	33895-US	Surge Protector	2011	10	6 ft	1 lb 12.7 oz	AC + Telephone + Coaxial	Yes	Collection	Right-angle plug; Telephone and coaxial protection	Staples 33895-US
	APC	PRO7	Surge Protector	2017	7	6 ft	1 lb 9.6 oz (726 g)	AC	Yes	Collection	©2009 suppression board; minimal enclosure discoloration	APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (7Z1714L05335)
	CyberPower	P704URC1	Surge Protector	2026	7	4 ft	15.9 oz (451 g)	AC + USB	Yes	In Service	2,000 joule protection; 4 USB-A ports; transformer-spaced outlet; modern reference example	CyberPower P704URC1
	Amazon Basics	270103-B	Surge Protector	Apr 2026	6	6 ft	15.3 oz (434 g)	AC	Yes	In Service	Transformer-spaced outlet	Amazon Basics 270103-B
	Generic	2371, 0728, 2174	Relocatable Power Tap	Unknown	6	3 ft	Unknown	None	Yes	Collection	Unbranded relocatable power tap	Model No. 2371, 0728, 2174 Relocatable Power Tap