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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2000 1:12 pm |
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Any suggestions for a quality power "condtioner" strip similar to one used on a pak-a-seat vs. buying another rack mount type unit?
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 3 Sep 2000 2:55 am
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Depends on the quality you want. The ones at Wal-Mart are not very good as far as surge protection. If you want a high grade surge protector it's probably in the $100 range, but you should be able to come up with one in the $30 range that would be adequate for musical equipment.
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Chuck Martin
From:
Clifton, Virginia
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Posted 3 Sep 2000 7:10 pm
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| Seems to me that a high quality unit made for computer equipment might be the way to go if you want clean power. Should be able to get something pretty decent for around $50 bucks if you shop the sales at CompUSA. |
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Rich Paton
From:
Santa Maria, CA.,
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Posted 4 Sep 2000 7:05 pm
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Kevin, there is a great deal of variation in both the quality of, and the features incorporated in the zillions of power strips on the market.
Any unit you buy should include:
1). A U.L. 1449 listing
2). Multimode configuration
There are LOTS of bogus "surge supressor" units for sale. In fine print, the statement
"Not listed or evaluated for effectiveness in controlling electrival transient voltages" or something to that effect is found on their packaging and/or on the unit. Not evaluated? So what's the point, then?
Multimode configuration refers to a unit which has TVSS (Transient Voltage Surge Supression) devices incorporated in it beyond simply one TVSS device connected from the line (hot) wire to ground. Full, effective protection requires additional TVSS devices connected from line to neutral, and from neutral to ground.
I've received a good bit of training on the area of TVSS, and over the past 10 years have specified, recommended, and installed high quality TVSS equipment for a lot of satisfied and protected customers.
If I were to buy a TVSS power strip to use with my own musical electronics, the link here goes to the one I would choose.
I have no financial connection whatsover with the manufacturer. I just know that it's a very well made and effective unit. This particular unit also includes EMI/RFI line filtering, which cant't be bad for your intended use of the strip.
http://www.leviton.com/sections/prodinfo/surge/sheets/s5c17p5.htm#up
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2000 12:47 am
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| Rich, thanks for the link. That's exactly what I was looking for! I'll look for a place to order one. Kevin |
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Lynn Kasdorf
From:
Waterford Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2000 9:26 am
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Cheap surge protectors use MOV devices as surge supressors. I have read that MOVs do work, but that they wear out, the more hv transients they are exposed to. So, the surge supressor gets less and less effective over time.
There must be a better technology out there that does not exhibit this problem, but I don't know what it is. I'd like to, because then I would install them inside all of my amps!
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Rich Paton
From:
Santa Maria, CA.,
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Posted 7 Sep 2000 12:13 am
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Kevin, that strip probably won't be cheap in price, but then neither is the gear you want to protect, right?
E-mail me at dr_electron@hotmail.com if you have trouble finding one. I can probably get a good wholesale price on it. At least I can try to! |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 7 Sep 2000 7:50 am
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I think that most of the gear that we use has adequate protection via the power supply. The transformers and capacitors in most amps, and reputable accessory gear, handle most transient spikes that come over the AC line. The only thing they will not protect against is a zap from lightning (which will also fry anything it hits, including a power strip with some little semiconductor device). In all my years of playing, I have never heard of an amp damaged by anything other than lightning (via the AC line).
I have very little faith in the $75.00 supressor on my computer. But wifey said "you should get one". Sometimes spending is easier than arguing!  |
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