Looking at Furman Power Conditioners? Don't know which one

[esandes]

Re: Looking at Furman Power Conditioners? Don't know which one

The intent of these surge protector boxes is that you replace them after a serious event, that's how they work.

I had my Marshall JCM900 plugged straight into the wall once, power company decided to do some repairs on the block outside without warning tenants, they sent a power surge through the place that lit up the microwave from inside while it was OFF, and fried my 'tough as nails' Marshall which required nearly $300 in repairs (almost as much as it was worth) and took 6 months fighting the power company for compensation. No electronic circuit is 'tough as nails'. You throw voltage through there that it was never intended to take and it destroys components.

Now I use a PL-8C. And nothing of any value or importance goes straight into the wall for me.

you must have some good luck for that surge to only screw up your tough as nails marshall. you'd think your tough as nails fridge, toaster, oven, furnace/AC, TV, dishwasher, radio, nintendo, deep freezer and phone would have suffered the same fate as your amp and microwave.

i'll still take my chances. thanks for the tips though. they must have some cowboys running the power at "the dude abides" or wherever you're from. in my lifetime i've never had a surge destroy anything nor have i heard of that happening to all of my friend's amps. <knock on wood>

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Looking at Furman Power Conditioners? Don't know which one

i'll still take my chances. thanks for the tips though. they must have some cowboys running the power at "the dude abides" or wherever you're from. in my lifetime i've never had a surge destroy anything nor have i heard of that happening to all of my friend's amps. <knock on wood>

I'm not going to run down all the damage from that incident. The 'tough as nails' b.s. is yours, not mine. I live in an urban area that has twice the population of your entire province with hundreds and hundreds of tech companies and high power demands.

You should have plenty of wood to knock out there in the forest where you are. You also must have money to burn on gear, or don't have any expensive equipment in the first place. Either way, good luck, and keep a generator handy.

 

[Securb]

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Last big storm I would have lost everything if I didn't have my stuff on surge protectors. I have conditioners on all of my rack gear and surge protectors on all of my computer and audio components. It just makes sense.

 

[LesStrat]

Re: Looking at Furman Power Conditioners? Don't know which one

I unplug everything in my shop when I leave.

Lightning doesnt care care what we think or believe. It also does not attack in a linear fashion.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Looking at Furman Power Conditioners? Don't know which one

I have a cheap power conditioner just because apparently I live on an indian burial ground according to Jolly. lol

I'm not sure how well they work though.

 

[kramersteen]

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Its a basic concept but apparently not basic enough. The stoopsies