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Living in S. Florida (I know, the home of the "CHAD") we are the lightning capital of the world. I have just invested in 2 HD's and I am concerned about surges, brown-outs, short burst outages,and the almighty lightning. My home has already been hit 2 times in last 2.5 years. Tripplite and APC claim their products produce a pure 60hz sine wave. Battery and line conditioners usable for TV's as well.
Anybody try this.
These hits are as reliable as a pay check every 2 weeks. I have a lightning arrester on the S/E which saved my house from going up on the second hit! Also installed one on the cable drop. But need secondary protection for surges and power outages w/ inrush.
Any suggestions would be appreciated,
Mitch
Follow Ups:
Thanks for all the info. After speaking w/ Brickwall, it was decided to look into a line conditioner w/ automatic voltage regulation. Use this instead of a battery backup w/ pure sinewave on battery mode, as it would kill the battery eventually. Probably very quick down here.
APC also suggested a line conditioner w/ AVR. Not to mention the cost factor for the required wattage on a UPS.
Brickwall folks are really down to earth and HONEST! They offer a 30 day money back trial. THey suggested starting w/ the line conditioner first. If that works THEN look into their 2R on the front end of the line conditioner.
Any further suggestions welcomed!
Thanks again,
Mitch
There is a low cost surge solution not based on MOVs. Check http://www.brickwall.com
UL listed 6000V 1000 repetitions, no degradation in performance. I love these units and they run ~$150-250Dave
I just checked brickwall and they actuall have one that is designed to work in tandem w/ a UPS. Sounds like a plan, I will call brickwall and seek suggestions.
Thanks,
Mitch
Hi.You, my friend, are one of the unlucky persons who must select a line conditioner more for its surge protection abilities than its power conditioning abilities. Not that the two are COMPLETELY anethetical to one another, but typically the better a unit is at one job, the less effective it is at the other. The reason for this is that top notch surge protection usually requires a design that LIMITS CURRENT. By passing current through MOVs and other surge devices, surge protectors actually limit the amount of juice your connected components will receive. That's fine for low current devices such as a VCR or DVD player, but not so fine when it comes to high current draw components like power amplifiers and large screen TVs. Limiting current to these devices can dramatically reduce the dynamics of their performance, essentially leaving you with less performance than you paid for. A select few manufacturers have produced non-current limiting conditioners that actually provide adequate surge protection for most people - Chang Lightspeed and Blue Circle spring to mind - but be prepared to pay top dollar for them. For you, I would suggest something along the lines of a Panamax 2000 or a Monster HTS5000. Both units will limit current to some degree (although the Monster claims to have a "high current" amp outlet on the unit) but will almost certainly protect you from even the most severe lightning strikes, et al. and provide adequate system performance in the process. In fact, both units carry a high dollar guarantee on them which insures your equipment from electrical damage provided that they are hooked up to the conditioners in accordance with certain specifications.
My best advice is to look at the high end Chang and the Blue Circle BC85.1 if you have big bucks to throw at this, or get the Monster or Panamax.
Best regards,
Rob
If the TV's are around 250watts. Would a 350 or 500 watt UPS or line conditioner/voltage regulator work. Again looking at the tripplite line. Keeping in mind the intermittant power outs for a few seconds, then the inrush.
Thanks.
<> If the set is only 250 watts, you shouldn't have much of a problem with current limiting. I was assuming the set probably had a 500-600 watt draw. 250 watts is a little over 2 amps - virtually nothing. So feel free to go with a unit that is rated for 3 amps or above (360 + watts). Most audio-video line conditioners are rated for 10A, 15A or 20A, and therefore will provide you with ample headroom. Whatever you do though, make sure you use a product that is specifically designed for home theater/audio-video use. NEVER use computer type surge strips or the like on your gear. These type of designs can actually put more noise and grunge into your system.
Best,
Rob
Thanks. I just checked w/Mitsu and they highly recommended it specifically for the brown's and out/inrush.
I will look into one that provides stable 60 sinewave backup and voltage regulation, as does my backups pro, (no need for usb or comm ports).
Would this also work on Audio components EXCLUDING power amps..
I would think that regulated and constant voltage would work for preamps and cd etc?????
Mitch
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