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A switch per socket, and a height that is honestly not 1U

Pyle PDBC70EU, 6 rear sockets with front switches, mains filter named, 1.83 m lead, about 5.3 cm high

Six sockets on the back and six switches on the front, in a metal case whose listing says plainly that it does not fit one rack unit — with the surge protection named and never given a number.

Pyle PDBC70EU 19-inch rack power strip with six front switches and six rear sockets

Pyle PDBC70EU, 6 rear sockets with front switches, mains filter named, 1.83 m lead, about 5.3 cm high

Six sockets on the back and six switches on the front, in a metal case whose listing says plainly that it does not fit one rack unit — with the surge protection named and never given a number.

Joule rating
Not published on the listing — no joule figure appears in the title or in any of the five bullets. The second bullet names integrated surge protection and a mains filter and gives no figure for either
Clamping voltage
Not published on the listing — no voltage protection rating and no clamping level appears anywhere
Response time
Not published on the listing — no figure in nanoseconds and no timing of any kind is given
Standards named
Not published on the listing — no surge standard is named. The cable is described by its cross-section, at 3 × 1.5 mm², which is a construction figure rather than a standard
Outlet count
Six — stated in the title and in the first bullet, as six earthed sockets on the rear panel, each individually switchable from a switch on the front. It is the lowest outlet count on this shelf and the only one where every socket has its own switch
Outlet spacing
Not published on the listing — no distance between sockets is given. The sockets are on the rear and the switches on the front, which is an arrangement rather than a spacing
Protected line types
Mains only — no telephone, coaxial or network line is named. The second bullet names an AC noise filter alongside the surge protection, described as reducing interference, hum and voltage spikes for mixing desks, audio interfaces, amplifiers and power supplies
Cable length
1.83 m — stated in the fourth bullet, at 3 × 1.5 mm². It is the shortest lead published on this shelf
Status indicators
Not published on the listing — no protection status light is named. What the first and third bullets publish instead are front-panel switches, one per socket, which report and control the supply rather than the state of the protection
Amazon reference
B0DFMWHCBC (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0842893170060
  • A switch for every socket on the front panel, which no other strip on this shelf offers
  • States its own height at about 5.3 cm and says outright that it is not exactly 1U
  • No joule rating, no clamping voltage and no response time

Best for: A studio or stage rack where individual pieces of equipment need switching on and off from the front without anybody reaching round the back.

≈ £76 / 75 €
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Specifications

Joule rating
Not published on the listing — no joule figure appears in the title or in any of the five bullets. The second bullet names integrated surge protection and a mains filter and gives no figure for either
Clamping voltage
Not published on the listing — no voltage protection rating and no clamping level appears anywhere
Response time
Not published on the listing — no figure in nanoseconds and no timing of any kind is given
Standards named
Not published on the listing — no surge standard is named. The cable is described by its cross-section, at 3 × 1.5 mm², which is a construction figure rather than a standard
Outlet count
Six — stated in the title and in the first bullet, as six earthed sockets on the rear panel, each individually switchable from a switch on the front. It is the lowest outlet count on this shelf and the only one where every socket has its own switch
Outlet spacing
Not published on the listing — no distance between sockets is given. The sockets are on the rear and the switches on the front, which is an arrangement rather than a spacing
Protected line types
Mains only — no telephone, coaxial or network line is named. The second bullet names an AC noise filter alongside the surge protection, described as reducing interference, hum and voltage spikes for mixing desks, audio interfaces, amplifiers and power supplies
Cable length
1.83 m — stated in the fourth bullet, at 3 × 1.5 mm². It is the shortest lead published on this shelf
Status indicators
Not published on the listing — no protection status light is named. What the first and third bullets publish instead are front-panel switches, one per socket, which report and control the supply rather than the state of the protection
Amazon reference
B0DFMWHCBC (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0842893170060

On the listing

A Pyle surge-protected power strip, 6-way, with 19-inch rack mounting, front switches, protection and an AC noise filter, offered for audio, stage and studio work; six rear earthed sockets, each individually switchable from a switch on the front, named as suited to audio racks and studio, stage and technical set-ups; integrated surge protection and a mains noise filter described as reducing interference, hum and voltage spikes and protecting sensitive equipment such as mixing desks, audio interfaces, amplifiers and power supplies; 19-inch rack mounting requiring about 5.3 cm of rack height because of the build, which the bullet says is not exactly one rack unit, with the front switches giving quick access without re-plugging; a stable metal housing for continuous use, with a 1.83 m mains cable at 3 × 1.5 mm²; and a closing bullet naming studio, stage and technical work as the intended settings.

Six switches on the front, six sockets on the back

This is the only strip on this shelf where every outlet has its own switch.

That is the whole shape of the product and it is aimed at a specific way of working. In a rack of audio equipment, things get switched on in an order and off in another, and reaching behind a loaded rack to unplug something is how leads get pulled out of other things.

Six switches on a front panel turn that into a job done standing still. The third bullet names the benefit exactly: quick access without re-plugging.

Six is also the lowest outlet count in this hub — the other two strips carry eight, or say they do. The trade is a switch per socket.

About five point three centimetres, and not one rack unit

The third bullet does something unusual and worth crediting: it publishes an inconvenient measurement.

The strip needs about 5.3 cm of rack height, it says, because of the way it is built, and it adds that this is not exactly 1U.

One rack unit is 44.45 mm. A product that needs more than that and says so before the sale is saving somebody a planning error, because rack space is allocated in units and a strip that steals part of the space above it is a problem discovered at the worst possible moment.

Two strips in this hub publish their height. Only this one flags that the figure does not land on a standard boundary.

The protection, named twice and measured never

Surge protection appears in the title and in the second bullet. So does the mains filter.

No joule rating. No clamping voltage. No response time. No standard.

The filter and the surge protection are at least kept apart, which is a distinction some listings blur. They address different problems: a filter works on continuous low-level interference, the sort that becomes audible hum through a monitor; surge protection works on short, violent voltage events by diverting them away from what is plugged in.

Both are named as capabilities. Neither is given a figure, and this page reports both as claims because that is what they are on the page.

The switches, which are not the light this hub asks for

A front-panel switch reports the supply. It says whether power is reaching a socket.

That is not the same as reporting the protection. Protective components wear with every event they take, and when they are used up the strip carries on supplying power with every front switch behaving exactly as before. The failure is silent by design.

A protection status light is the separate indicator that answers that question, and none of the three strips in this hub publishes one — which is why the buying advice for this shelf keeps raising it.

The case, and the shortest lead here

The fourth bullet gives a stable metal housing for continuous use and a mains cable of 1.83 m at 3 × 1.5 mm².

That cable is the shortest published in this hub, where the other two are two metres. In a rack the difference between 1.83 and 2 metres is the difference between reaching a distribution point and not, and it is worth measuring the run before ordering.

Before ordering

Buy this for the front switches and the metal case, which are its real arguments. Allow more than one rack unit of height, because the listing itself says so. Measure the cable run against 1.83 m. And take anything about the installation — what feeds the strip, what protection exists upstream — to the manufacturer’s instructions and the local wiring rules, since this page reads a listing and is not a guide to work on an electrical installation.

Availability

Priced at roughly 75 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores the day this page was checked.

It is stocked on the British Amazon store as well, in that country’s own currency. The range above leaves those out: it counts euro stores and no others.

The American Amazon store returned nothing at all, so the buy button there opens a search in that country rather than a page that would not load.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa held on the day this page was last updated. Stock and prices move without warning.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 10 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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    Joule rating
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    Clamping voltage
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    Response time
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    Standards named
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    Outlet count
    Eight — stated in the title and in the first and fourth bullets, as earthed sockets. The count is consistent everywhere it appears
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    Protected line types
    Mains only — no telephone, coaxial or network line is named as protected anywhere on the page
    Cable length
    2 m — stated in the first bullet, as an H05VV-F 3G1.5 lead, with increased contact protection named alongside it
    Status indicators
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    Amazon reference
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    EAN
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    Joule rating
    Not published on the listing — no joule figure appears anywhere. What the third bullet gives instead is a maximum of 10000 A against the surge protection, and an ampere is a current rather than an energy. The two describe different quantities and this page does not convert one into the other
    Clamping voltage
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    Response time
    Not published on the listing — no figure in nanoseconds and no timing of any kind is given
    Standards named
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    Outlet count
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    Outlet spacing
    Not published on the listing — no spacing between outlets is given. The fifth bullet publishes the overall dimensions instead, at 483 × 45 × 45 mm, which is the 19-inch rack width at one rack unit of height
    Protected line types
    Mains only — no telephone, coaxial or network line is named anywhere on the page as being protected
    Cable length
    2 m — stated in the third bullet, as an H05VV-F 3 × 1.5 mm² lead with a plug fitted
    Status indicators
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    EAN
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    Cell reference
    Not published on the listing — no code describing the cell type, its case format or its rating appears in the bullets. The record carries the maker’s order reference, which is what the model field above holds
    Cartridge reference
    Not published on the listing — no APC cartridge code such as the RBC family appears. The machine is named instead, as the APC Back-UPS ES 700, in the title
    Voltage rating
    12 V — stated in the title and in the third bullet
    Amp-hour rating
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    Terminal type
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    Terminal width
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    Case dimensions
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    Cells per pack
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    Assembled or loose supply
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    Stated design life
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    EAN
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    Cell reference
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    Cartridge reference
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    Voltage rating
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    Amp-hour rating
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    Terminal type
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    Case dimensions
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    Cells per pack
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    Assembled or loose supply
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    Stated design life
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    Cell reference
    Not published on the listing — no code describing the cell itself appears. The record carries no manufacturer reference either, so this page publishes none
    Cartridge reference
    68760SP is printed in the title, directly after the machine name Eaton Ellipse PRO 650 DIN. The listing does not say whether that code identifies the UPS, the battery cartridge Eaton sells for it, or the seller’s own line, and this page does not assign it a role it has not been given
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    12 V — stated twice in the title, once on its own and once inside the phrase 1 × 12 V 7.2 Ah
    Amp-hour rating
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    Terminal type
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    Terminal width
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    Case dimensions
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    Cells per pack
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    Stated design life
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    EAN
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