Apr 12, 2004 04:30 pm cant help at all with the question, but happy hrc-day!
Power Conditioners
Posted on Apr 12, 2004 04:10 pm
wrmach
I'm Roscoooo P. Coltrane
Member Since: Apr 12, 2003
I was wondering if any of you guys had any experience with Power Conditioners and if so is there any advice you could offer? Thanks dudes.
Oh, yea...Todays my HRC Birthday! I've been with you dudes one year!
HAPPY HRC to ME !! (LoL)
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Apr 12, 2004 04:30 pm cant help at all with the question, but happy hrc-day!
Apr 12, 2004 04:44 pm I use conditioners, what exactly is it that you want to know? One thing I do know is that the ones with the lights that slide in and out DON'T shut off the lights when you slide them in :(
Other than that, I think they are a must-have to keep your gear in decent shape, and the rack lights that come with them are handy at times too.
Oh, and Happy HRC-day :-)
Apr 12, 2004 05:34 pm I've got a Juice Goose... Only $40, but it doesn't have any lights or nifty things like that. They are convenient and look nice if you have a rack
Apr 12, 2004 05:43 pm i use 2 furman pl8's in my setup and they have been great. they are the units with the light. and db is right... they don't turn off by pushing them in, they have a switch that does that :)
Apr 12, 2004 06:32 pm I see they protect your equipment from electrical power spikes. I guess my question would be..are they like surge protectors that you find in power strips? I'm sorry if I'm way off on what they are..never really looked at them before. Thanks guys.
Thanks for the HRC-day wishes! (smiles)
Apr 12, 2004 07:01 pm They are sort of like turbo charged surge protectors, what they do better is keep a constant flow of power to your gear. All power sources have constant ebb and flow of power, it varies (sometimes a lot) from second to second. Rather than making your gear absorb the changes, the power conditioner keep a nice even flow or power.
Whereas your typical surge protector simply kicks in at a given level to keep it from blowing your gear up.
Apr 12, 2004 07:05 pm Thanks dB...just the info I was looking for! Take it easy Bro!
Apr 12, 2004 09:54 pm Yup, dB has it. Spike eliminators on steroids. And I live the little pull lights on the Furman. Big plus in a small rack case. The last point is they are a great hum elliminator. They put all of your equimpemt at the same ground point puting an end to a lot of line power 60hz ground loops. Save an outlet for your guitar or bass amp in the strip and see the difference pluging all equimpemt into the same strip can make!
Apr 13, 2004 02:28 am I'm definitely going to plug my guitar amp into the strip Walt. You know, I was reading...I believe it was Furmans site, that low spikes can sometimes cause a muddy sound from your amp. I've had that happen. You know years ago I had an Ampeg head...I loved the sound I got from it but the darn thing kept blowing up on me. I took it to several techs and none of them could fix it. One guy I took it to called me up one day and sounding a little upset asked,"What in the world are you doing to this amp?!" I said, "what do you mean." He said, "I Mean... The Things Burnt Up!" I said, "Burnt Up?!" "Yes", he said. He went on to tell me that the board inside was actually melted in some places. I was shocked. I was just plugging it in the outlet wherever I took it. So, I used surge protector strips from then on. But thanks for the advice guys...you've been a real help!! Take it easy, Bro's.
Oh, would you advise plugging my computer into the strip also...or not?
Thanks again!
Apr 13, 2004 09:08 am computers have their own power conditioners (power supply...where the plug goes, usually has a switch). the power needs of motherboards, hard drives, etc are very specific, and it's critical to maintain that steady flow. i still repair computers for a job, and it's frustrating to see a computer die because the power supply isn't functioning close to perfectly. it's good to have a surge protector for your computer, but don't bother plugging it into your furman unit. you'll just end up sucking up its power capacity, perhaps giving other units on its circuit (i'm guessing amps and such) some unwanted noise.
Apr 13, 2004 09:11 am They have power supplies, not always conditioners. A VAST majority of the power supplies used in modern PC's (especially the off-the-shelf, mass produced, low end, name brand crap) do not have high quality power supplies.
wrmach, a typical power strip will do little other than keep large spikes from wrecking stuff, the conditioners are much better, but, the strip beats a sharp stick in the eye, better that than nothing I suppose.
Apr 13, 2004 02:56 pm I have a question along these lines...how do I know which power conditioner meets my needs? Price range of units I am finding is like $30 to $500. My studio is pretty small right now...I'd want to protect my computer, guitar amplifier (500 watt power amp plus preamp, effects processor, and noise reduction unit), studio monitors once I get them, and my keyboard. That seems like a lot of power usage to me.
Apr 14, 2004 04:22 pm I have been looking at the power conditioners you all suggested and I'm wondering if any of you could tell me what's the real difference between these two?
service.bfast.com/bfast/c...mp;bfmtype=gear
service.bfast.com/bfast/c...mp;bfmtype=gear
Just trying to understand. Thanks guys.
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