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best rackmount power condtioner..?..

#41
BillyB_from_LZ said:
I looked at the manuals for those two amps... At 230/240 V, the rated fuse for the Iamp800 is 6A and the rated fuse for the Iamp600 is 3.15A. Since the current draw of the amp is less than those numbers, won't a 10A power conditioner work just fine?
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Hmm, when I looked on the back of the Iamp600 it said 4a but then add on to this a pedalboard with a power supply that can draw 2.4a (it doesn't come close to that but it could), then 2 wireless units, soon to add a compressor etc it all adds up
 
#42
BillyB_from_LZ said:
I looked at the manuals for those two amps... At 230/240 V, the rated fuse for the Iamp800 is 6A and the rated fuse for the Iamp600 is 3.15A. Since the current draw of the amp is less than those numbers, won't a 10A power conditioner work just fine?
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What is the rated current draw at full power for those amps?
 
#44
greenboy said:
Next. Power amps simply do not require "conditioning" - they pretty much supply their own or are impervious to standard input voltage irregularities. It's been mentioned here before. And that's GOOD, because nearly any amp with decent output draws too much when operating anywhere near RMS for it to be practical with any of these "conditoning" units. Unfortunately, because I suspect some heads could benefit from "conditioning" but their preamps are alas, inseparable from their power amp sections.
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What greenboy said is correct for probably more than 99% of power amps.

Many, maybe most, good power amps also have a delayed turn-on and instant turn-off, making turning the whole rig on and off simultaneously a practical thing to do.
 
#46
TaySte_2000 said:
What do you guys do about wall warts when using a power conditioner?
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I use the Furman Pluglock:

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And you can also make or get very short extension cords to connect each wall wart with your conditioner. Just keep the warts tied down in your rack with zip ties.
 
#48
BillyB_from_LZ said:
Doesn't seem to be anything on the website...but a quote from Tom Bowlus appears to grace the cover of the iAmp800 manual!
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Heh, not sure how that happened, but you are correct (and I stand by that comment, several years and much, much gear later!). I'll try to find the answer to this question, but it likey won't be until tomorrow.

FWIW, I am a very happy Furman user (multiple products), and their (non-rackmount) 6-way breakout box with filtering/protection is very useful, for me at least. And I definitely love the models with the gooseneck light mount on the back of the rack.

That said, I'd love to try one of the Monster conditioners some day.

Tom.
 

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