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It should still be properly grounded.
That's not generally how they are sold. A power strip looks like this. A surge protector is grounded.
Power strips can be grounded or ungrounded.
This particular power strip has ground pins on the outlets, but they're not connected to anything , making the power strip both dangerous and illegal. OP should notify the seller and relevant authorities.
Are you suggesting that a 2 prong power strip/extension cord would be illegal? Because they definitely sell those.
No, they're suggesting that selling a three pronged extension with disconnected ground is illegal. It is illegal and with good reason. A grounded device with a faulty ground can kill someone.
Is that something regional? Because in the US, power strips are often sold as grounded. Examples:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-in-1-6-Outlet-5-ft-Power-Strip-with-2-USB-Ports-White-LTS-P02/329675198
https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-6-ft-2-Outlet-Braided-Cord-Power-Strip-with-1-USB-A-and-1-USB-C-White-YL-36C/328532018
Product details: “Grounded outlets” “Power strip”
You can get 2 prong ones... They look similar to Christmas tree wiring. I've never seen them in "power strip" form... Just extension cables with 3 outlets on the end... Some even with a slot so a grounded plug can go in. You can also buy 3->2 prong adapters for "external grounding".
If you take them apart like OP, I wonder if they are really grounded.
You don't need to take them apart, you can just plug in an outlet tester.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_outlet_tester
Also, depending on what you plug into it, the device itself might complain about a missing ground connection.
Of course, if you're looking for other issues, you might have to take it apart, but just checking if everything is connected the way it's supposed to can be done non-invasively.
Could go either way.
I think a surge protector needs the ground to detect the surge.
I own many power strips that are grounded, but have zero surge protection. These are commercial-grade units with built in, real circuit breakers.
I have a bunch of cheap ones with ground too.
I don't buy surge protectors. They fail in weird ways.