What is wrong with my electrical outlet?

Question

My computer, monitor and lamp were all connected into one of those tripp lite outlets that has 6 connections. When I turned it on, my lamp went out and now the outlet doesn't work anymore. What could be wrong? I plugged the computer and monitor into another outlet. Now this outlet won't work at all. What can I do?

Answer 1

Those power strips have a circuit breaker on them; look for a small button that might be sticking out a bit.

The fact that another outlet went dead after you plugged your PC and monitor into it seems to indicate there's a major problem with one of those two items.

To get the outlet working again you'll need to find the circuit breaker panel and reset it.

I would advise getting your equipment checked since there may be an electrical hazard involved.