So I started gathering these puzzle plates, a box of outlets, a bunch of wire, and so on. I was disappointed when I found out the largest box they sold was a 4-gang. Well I decided that 8 should be enough, so I got that and carried on. So here's a picture of the box I built that sits on the floor next to my UPS. The 4 outlets on the side closest to the camera go to the "battery power supplied" side of the UPS, and the other 4 go to the "surge protection only" side. The coolest part is that I can put two wall-warts side by side without losing an outlet in between!
I even conformed to some wiring codes that say there must be at least 6 inches of wire between outlet pairs (if that's even true). Of course, I don't think 8 outlets laying face up on the floor like this is within electrical codes. Oh well the UPS outlets face upward right next to it, can't be that bad.
As you see, I have 3 outlets free, that's because I have 3 other things on the UPS, and 5 other plugs used on yet another surge suppressor on the other end of the desk.
