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Power Conditioning - what do you use?

12 Aug 2005, 12:07

Hi all,

I'm doing my first outdoor gig tomorrow. I'm not too confident on how "good" our power is going to be, so I want to protect my keyboards.

On one hand, I don't want to "cheap out" and ruin my synths just to save $50.

On the other hand, I don't want to spend $200 on a power conditioner when a $50 or $80 one would have worked fine.

I want a rack mounted unit. Furman seems to be the big player, at least for guitarists.

What do you use, if anything?

Thanks!

Re: Power Conditioning - what do you use?

15 Aug 2005, 00:56

Do yourself a favour and throw the $80 bucks toward a UPS. With the reboot time required by the fantom the last thing you want to do is lose power because of some sort of lead/lag current issue. You will not regret it.

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Re: Power Conditioning - what do you use?

16 Aug 2005, 15:25

I use a little APC battery backup unit that cost me about $30. Haven't had any problems with it, and it did save my butt a few times.

M

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18 Aug 2005, 05:33

I have, see the Picture, an UPS from "BELKIN". Buyed by Ebay brandnew for 120.-Euro, (nearly the same as Dollar). It has 3 Connectors where the Power is everytime set to the right Level, and one only with Secure for Flash and so on. So I am in Germany, I dont know if it also works for 110 Voltage.
If the coming in Power is going away, this UPS hold it till 20 Minutes.
Normaly that UPS is for Computers to save Time for Backups, with USB Connections its made itself.
But I use it for Live Playing, connected my Fantom, an Triton, Laptop for my Scores, Di-Box, Mixingconsole and 2 Speakers (each 120 Watt). Last Week played on an Open Air, the Power was gone, by I can play further till the Technicrew fix the Problem after 5 Minutes.
( The Main Point to me its not playing further when the Power is gone for all other Musicians, no more FOH, no Guitar Amp and so on, it is the Security for my Keyboards and Mainly no Waiting Time till my Fantom has new booted!!!)
It is also, to me very important, an Securing for Flash or "Dirt Noises" in the Power. The Manufacture gives a Garantie till 150.000.-Euro (or more?) if it dont work right and destroy your Equipment!!!