Power Conditioner Does this device really helps in reducing the spikes??? i have a lot of loadshedding in my place.. suggest me a good one from 100-150$ and what other stuffs does this do really?? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silen...47464358626050 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-X50/521916774501968 Mashreef is online now Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 3rd, 2013, 12:37 AM #2 (permalink) kylendm Senior Member kylendm's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 485 I found that a power conditioner really only helps get rid of the little bit of hum you may get from bad wiring in the place or florescent bulbs. Otherwise it's a good piece of hardware to have incase of a surge spike or something like that. It'll blow the fuse on the unit itself before getting to whatever is connected (hopefully). __________________ Guitar Gear Ibanez UV777PBK Ibanez RG927 Baron Custom Amps K88 Bogner 4x12 T.C. G-Major 2 ISP Decimator Ibanez TS-9 Rocktron Midimate kylendm is offline Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 3rd, 2013, 01:35 PM #3 (permalink) bryan_kilco Senior Member bryan_kilco's Avatar Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poconos, PA Posts: 2,543 Years back I bought one of the cheaper Furmans for around $100. Never had any issues. We practice in a noisy jam space (wiring) and it doesn't help clean any of that noise up as a noise gate would. But, my unit only has a RED/GREEN LED for "bad/good" power. I need to sell it and get one with an actual digital readout. Our bassist has one of those and it says the power is just a tad over 110v in the room..... __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by TesticleMilkshake View Post Hey man, I'm sorry you're not getting laid. Maybe because most people only have room for one asshole in their pants. Quote: Originally Posted by Nimvi View Post Speaking of religious experiences with food... one time I ate a dry piece of garlicbread and saw the face of god. bryan_kilco is online now Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 3rd, 2013, 02:30 PM #4 (permalink) B36arin Senior Member B36arin's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 626 I've been looking at getting one, and have been reading very mixed reports about them. Most of the people over at Gearslutz seem to think that they're just expensive surge protectors. But I have a Digi 003(they are very sensitive to voltage changes) which rarely works at home(connection errors, all the LEDs light up etc.) but worked flawlessly the week I had a Furman between it and the wall socket. Make of that what you want, I'm getting one If you have bad power it's worth it in the long run, your more expensive gear will last longer. B36arin is offline Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 4th, 2013, 11:42 AM #5 (permalink) bryan_kilco Senior Member bryan_kilco's Avatar Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poconos, PA Posts: 2,543 Last night at practice was the first time I've seen a power conditioner give a "warning". Apparently someone had the washing machine running and I noticed the lights slightly dimming and brightening in the room. Looked at our bassist who was pointing at his LEDs on his power conditioner and it was in the yellow, reading like around 100 instead of 120. Then - POOF - tripped breaker. Also, about a month or 2 ago, the other guitarists Recto just POOFED out. He doesn't own a power conditioner. I think I was more worried than he was over it. I was afraid he fried his OT. It ended up just being his fuse, but that right there would be enough to get me to buy a power conditioner. But then again, this is the same guy who refuses to get an OD pedal to help his saggy ass Recto out.... __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by TesticleMilkshake View Post Hey man, I'm sorry you're not getting laid. Maybe because most people only have room for one asshole in their pants. Quote: Originally Posted by Nimvi View Post Speaking of religious experiences with food... one time I ate a dry piece of garlicbread and saw the face of god. Last edited by bryan_kilco : January 4th, 2013 at 11:44 AM. bryan_kilco is online now Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 5th, 2013, 01:38 PM #6 (permalink) Mashreef Killing machine Ezx Mashreef's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chittagong,Bangladesh Posts: 530 Thanks guys so just for backup i will keep it...i guess __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silen...47464358626050 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-X50/521916774501968 Mashreef is online now Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 8th, 2013, 03:19 AM #7 (permalink) Maamar Huq Hell Bent for Leather Maamar Huq's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,039 You'd do fine with a good UPS dude. Maybe add an extra surge protector and a voltage stabilizer if you're not satisfied. Edit: Wrong sub-forum btw Last edited by Maamar Huq : January 8th, 2013 at 03:23 AM. Maamar Huq is offline Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 8th, 2013, 03:48 AM #8 (permalink) Mashreef Killing machine Ezx Mashreef's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chittagong,Bangladesh Posts: 530 Maamar bhai ups kaaj hoi jaacche actually... ami jantam na ups same jinis kore instruction manual deklam ajke __________________ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silen...47464358626050 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-X50/521916774501968 Mashreef is online now Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 8th, 2013, 08:22 PM #9 (permalink) waltz mastering Senior Member waltz mastering's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 244 Quote: Originally Posted by Mashreef View Post Does this device really helps in reducing the spikes??? For this you need a power regulator. They'll keep your voltage between +/- 5V Little expensive. Furmans around $500 __________________ Tom W www.waltzmastering.com www.waltzmastering@gmail.com waltz mastering is offline Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post! Reply With Quote Old January 9th, 2013, 12:07 AM #10 (permalink) Ermz Ma baws ist Krieg Ermz's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 19,839 I've had one of the Furman conditioners for a while and it seems to basically just function as an expensive surge protector. You need something that regulates the voltage if you want any audible benefits methinks.