GTBorderlines
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Help me de-bunk certain myths of power conditioners.
Some people swear that power conditioners will help reduce noise in certain situations. I.E. noise from high frequency lighting units or likewise. I get that RF chokes and filters may help reduce line AC noise - but these fractal units all filter and convert power to DC anyways right? What's the point of filtering a line that's going to be filtered and converted?
I would assume most of them don't use any isolation techniques to prevent ground loop hum from occurring.
As far as lightning protection, most have some sort of surge suppression. But most can't protect from brown outs or overvoltages. And they're by no means a UPS.
Why buy a $200 power conditioner when all you're looking for is the $20 amount of electronics devoted to surge suppression? I'd love to hear your experience!
Some people swear that power conditioners will help reduce noise in certain situations. I.E. noise from high frequency lighting units or likewise. I get that RF chokes and filters may help reduce line AC noise - but these fractal units all filter and convert power to DC anyways right? What's the point of filtering a line that's going to be filtered and converted?
I would assume most of them don't use any isolation techniques to prevent ground loop hum from occurring.
As far as lightning protection, most have some sort of surge suppression. But most can't protect from brown outs or overvoltages. And they're by no means a UPS.
Why buy a $200 power conditioner when all you're looking for is the $20 amount of electronics devoted to surge suppression? I'd love to hear your experience!