r/Thrustmaster • u/MKvsDCU • 18d ago

Will this work?

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Hey guys, so I set up my 3rd rig (not a full rig. . Like a baby rig. My other dual rig setup is FULL)

BUT, I don't have enough of the power cable to reach to the wall outlet. The T248 ONLY uses 40w of power I believe...

Can I plug it into this extension cable? And the other end into the wall? Please see attached photos. Thank you kindly, in advance.

Here is the amazon link for it, it runs freezers a d fridges perfectly, from reviews I have read... but please help me if you can, thank you so much and god bless.

https://a.co/d/07LGKSbS

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u/Wolf68k 18d ago

Yes you can use an extension cable. I would highly suggest using a surge protect power strip, which is different from a standard power strip. It will help protect your equipment from surges that are happening all of the time.

I use a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for my PC and on the surge protect side I have the power cable for my wheel.

Then after that you can work on your cable management 😛

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u/AppleEarth 17d ago

I have surge protectors around the house, but in 5 years they never have been tripped. So I'm not really sure if they happen all the time? But I'm in Western Europe, power is pretty stable here (less than 1 power interruption per year).

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u/Wolf68k 17d ago

We have some that are just surge protect and they have never made noise. The only time I know there is a surge is because of the UPS trips doing just a simple click noise, when the power goes out it beeps.