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Topic: Power Conditioners |
Dan Chroninger
From: Blackriver Falls, Wisconson, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2010 12:26 pm
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How many of you use a power conditioner |
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Dennis Wallis
From: Arkansas
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Posted 1 Mar 2010 3:47 pm
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I use a VOLTAGE REGULATOR on my amp to keep the current constant . No more volume peaks and valleys . There's a difference in conditioners and regulators tho . |
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Earnest Bovine
From: Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2010 5:45 pm
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Dennis Wallis wrote: |
I use a VOLTAGE REGULATOR on my amp to keep the current constant . |
If that is the case, then wouldn't you actually be using a CURRENT REGULATOR? (Sounds dicey to me.) |
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Dennis Wallis
From: Arkansas
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Posted 1 Mar 2010 7:53 pm
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It is called a LINE VOLTAGE REGULATOR ** Current could be almost any value . This keeps the line voltage at a constant 120 volts plus or minus a couple of volts . ** |
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Rick Kreuziger
From: Merrillan, Wisconsin
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Jack Stoner
From: Kansas City, MO
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 5:20 am
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I don't use a "regulator" but I do use a good quality surge protector power strip for everything. |
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John Billings
From: Ohio, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 6:22 am
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Balance transformer at home. Too heavy to carry around. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 10:40 am
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I use quite a high end Furman.
It tells you the current via a series of lights when you turn it on and regulates the current to put it in line. If the current is too out of whack, it disconnects before you fry your equipment.
The unit I use is rack mounted but it is also made in a free standiang configuration.
Last edited by Erv Niehaus on 2 Mar 2010 11:05 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Lynn Oliver
From: Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 10:47 am
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I believe that is a surge protector only--no voltage regulation. |
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Duane Dunard
From: Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 7:56 am
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Hi Dan, I use this Furman AR-1215 voltage regulator/conditioner. Excellent for the summer on outside jobs. Also use it in old buildings that are known for poor voltage. The rack is a SKB 2-space, that protects the unit traveling. It's pricy, but so are amp repair shops. D.D. |
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John Billings
From: Ohio, USA
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