APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (7Z1550L09782)
The APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 (7Z1550L09782) is a seven-outlet surge protector manufactured by APC as part of the APC SurgeArrest Professional product family.
The documented example was manufactured during 2015 and represents a late-production specimen from APC's long-running PRO7 product line. The unit retains the familiar enclosure design introduced decades earlier while incorporating APC's later-generation construction and branding.
The documented example is notable for its September/October 2015 manufacturing evidence, right-angle attachment plug, relatively light enclosure discoloration, and position within the archive's documented APC PRO7 chronology immediately preceding the 2017 specimen.
Overview
The APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 is a consumer surge protector designed to provide surge suppression and power distribution for computers, peripherals, networking equipment, and other electronic devices.
Like other members of the PRO7 family, the unit incorporates seven grounded outlets, APC's Protection Working and Site Wiring Fault indicators, an illuminated rocker power switch, and a six-foot power cord.
The documented example was manufactured during 2015 and represents one of the latest production examples currently preserved by the OldSurge Archive. It occupies an important position within the documented APC PRO7 timeline by helping bridge the gap between the archive's 2008 and 2017 specimens.
Historical Context
The APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 family remained in production for more than two decades and underwent multiple internal revisions while retaining a remarkably consistent external appearance.
Documented examples preserved by the archive currently span 1994 through 2017 production and include at least five suppression-board generations carrying copyright dates of ©1993, ©1996, ©1997, ©2002, and ©2009.
The documented example post-dates APC's transition from Chinese to Philippine manufacturing and represents a late-production member of the product family. Its manufacture during 2015 places it near the end of the PRO7's documented production history.
Unlike earlier recall-period examples manufactured during the 1990s and early 2000s, the documented example represents APC's mature implementation of the PRO7 platform and may help document changes introduced during the final years of production.
Documented Example
- OldSurge ID: OS-0027
- Manufacturer: APC
- Model: PRO7
- Product Family: SurgeArrest Professional
- Part Number: Pending Documentation
- Serial Number: 7Z1550L09782
- Manufacturing Date: 2015
Specifications
The APC SurgeArrest Professional PRO7 combines seven grounded outlets with APC's long-established surge-protection and diagnostic-indicator design.
- Manufacturer: APC
- Product Family: SurgeArrest Professional
- Model: PRO7
- Device Type: Surge Protector
- Country of Origin: Philippines (expected; pending verification)
- Outlets: 7 grounded outlets
- Protection: AC power-line surge suppression
- Length: Approximately 10.25 in (26.0 cm)
- Width: Approximately 4.19 in (10.6 cm)
- Height: Approximately 1.75 in (4.4 cm)
- Weight: Pending Documentation
- Power Cord Length: 6 ft
- Plug Type: NEMA 5-15P
- Plug Style: Right-Angle
- Cord Type: Pending Documentation
- Conductors: Pending Documentation
- UL File Number: Pending Documentation
- CSA File Number: Pending Documentation
Notable Characteristics
- Manufactured during 2015
- Late-production APC PRO7 specimen
- Right-angle attachment plug
- Protection Working and Site Wiring Fault indicators
- Seven grounded outlets
- Positioned chronologically between the archive's 2008 and 2017 specimens
Weight
Weight measurement pending documentation.
Physical Characteristics
The documented example utilizes the familiar APC SurgeArrest Professional enclosure style employed throughout much of the PRO7 product family's production history.
Seven grounded outlets are arranged in a single row beneath a raised upper housing that contains the surge-suppression electronics. An illuminated rocker switch is positioned near the cord entry point.
The front panel incorporates APC branding together with Protection Working and Site Wiring Fault indicators. These indicators provide visual confirmation of surge-protection status and receptacle-wiring condition.
The documented example utilizes a right-angle attachment plug and six-foot power cord. The enclosure exhibits light yellowing consistent with normal long-term aging but remains in relatively good cosmetic condition.
The overall appearance demonstrates APC's commitment to maintaining visual continuity across multiple generations of the PRO7 product family despite substantial changes to internal circuitry and manufacturing practices.
Date Codes
The serial number identifies the documented example as a 2015-manufactured specimen.
Additional manufacturing evidence is present within the enclosure. Molded date wheels incorporated into the interior upper housing indicate manufacture during September 2015, while molded date wheels present within the lower enclosure section indicate October 2015.
The differing dates are consistent with assembly using molded components produced during separate manufacturing runs immediately prior to final product assembly.
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Interior date-code markings indicating September and October 2015 component manufacture.
Recall Information
The PRO7 product family was affected by historical APC recalls involving certain earlier production periods.
No evidence presently suggests that serial number 7Z1550L09782 falls within the documented recall population.
Comparison Notes
The documented example provides an important reference point between the archive's 2008 and 2017 APC PRO7 specimens.
Compared with the 2008 specimen (4Z0842P07546), the enclosure appears to exhibit less overall discoloration and may provide insight into the effects of storage conditions versus simple age-related yellowing.
Compared with the 2017 specimen (7Z1714L05335), the documented example may help establish whether APC introduced any manufacturing, component-sourcing, labeling, or construction changes during the final years of PRO7 production.
Additional teardown and weight data may help determine whether APC retained the same ©2009 suppression-board generation throughout the 2015-2017 period.
Notes
- Serial number: 7Z1550L09782.
- Interior molded date wheels indicate September and October 2015 component manufacture.
- Retains the later PRO7 right-angle attachment-plug design.
- Serves as an intermediate specimen between the archive's 2008 and 2017 documented examples.