tysonlt
Power User
What’s your take Mr. Cooper?Ahh yes, this ole thread again.
What’s your take Mr. Cooper?Ahh yes, this ole thread again.
nope but it cant hurt having one no?Does a power conditioner protect you from a 120,000 volt lightning strike? I thought it was just for power irregularities and normal power surges that you might experience on the grid. Thank you for your time if you answer this.
The Furman M-8X2 is not much more than a basic power strip/surge protector in a rack chasis. They are passive and MOV based, but they will disable the unit when the MOV's are spent though. The Furman units with SMP (classic series and up) are self resetting, have isolated outlet sets, over-voltage shutdown, and can better protect from repeated surges over time. Big difference in quality and protection between the two. Merit series is better than nothing, but definitely not as good a value for the long term protection they offer. You can also skip the models with the meters in the front too. Those are just passive displays that do nothing to keep voltages steady. True active voltage regulating models cost significantly more ($600+).
You can have a solid 120 at your gig then once that 30 year old refrigeration kicks in, you’ll see numbers dip to 100 or less. This drives tube amps nuts. I dont know what the effects are on digital gear but it cant be very good.In many circumstances, voltage regulation is definitely needed. For digital equipment that is powered by a switchmode power supply, it's often not as critical as long as the power level is relatively stable. The power supply specs for the Axe III from the manual is 90–264 VAC, 47 – 63 Hz (universal input). Anything within that range that is fairly stable will allow normal operation. The power supply compensates automatically.
For full analog unregulated power supply circuits, like in most tube amps, that is very much not the case. Any fluctuations in the supply voltage will cause a proportionate fluctuation in the B+ voltage of the amp and change the response of the amp a bit. Voltage regulation might be a good idea there if your power is not very stable, especially if you need really consistent performance like in a studio setting. It also can be very good for touring acts that might see wide shifts in supply voltage depending on where they happen to be in the world.
It certainly won't hurt anything and voltage regulating power conditioners are typically top of the line when it comes to other filtering and protection circuits as well.
Its fine with digital gear. That was the point of his post.You can have a solid 120 at your gig then once that 30 year old refrigeration kicks in, you’ll see numbers dip to 100 or less. This drives tube amps nuts. I dont know what the effects are on digital gear but it cant be very good.
His post said power that’s relatively stable. If power keeps dropping by 20v then spiking back up shortly after, that’s anything but stable power. Even though the unit is built to operate within that range, I’m of the belief rapid fluctuations can be harmful.Its fine with digital gear. That was the point of his post.
Id be more worried about why in the heck power is doing that and get out of the buildingHis post said power that’s relatively stable. If power keeps dropping by 20v then spiking back up shortly after, that’s anything but stable power. Even though the unit is built to operate within that range, I’m of the belief rapid fluctuations can be harmful.
A bad ground will cause voltage swingHis post said power that’s relatively stable. If power keeps dropping by 20v then spiking back up shortly after, that’s anything but stable power. Even though the unit is built to operate within that range, I’m of the belief rapid fluctuations can be harmful.
In your opinion, how bad is this for digital computerized equipment and how much protection does a unit like the furman p1800 AR provide?A bad ground will cause voltage swing