If only we had an amp like that, that just needed a shot of current once in a while. Some sort of electrical 'flywheel.'
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Electronics Experts: Is This True?
- Thread starter Sufenta
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If only we had an amp like that, that just needed a shot of current once in a while. Some sort of electrical 'flywheel.'
I had to do an outdoor, at the park show once with generators that was beyond painful. Live and learn.
- Nov 24, 2008
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I once had a 110-volt air conditioner that was on its last legs, and every time the compressor would try to come on it would trip the circuit breaker.
Just for kicks, I installed a parallel-choke type power conditioner in the outlet adjacent to the one the air conditioner was plugged in to. With the power conditioner in parallel, the circuit breaker would not trip and the air conditioner functioned normally. If I removed the power conditioner, the circuit breaker would trip the next time the compressor tried to cycle on. I suppose the conditioner's effect could be likened to an electronic fly-wheel.
Anyway, I'd say that not all power conditioners have a detrimental effect on a high-current-draw device.
Just for kicks, I installed a parallel-choke type power conditioner in the outlet adjacent to the one the air conditioner was plugged in to. With the power conditioner in parallel, the circuit breaker would not trip and the air conditioner functioned normally. If I removed the power conditioner, the circuit breaker would trip the next time the compressor tried to cycle on. I suppose the conditioner's effect could be likened to an electronic fly-wheel.
Anyway, I'd say that not all power conditioners have a detrimental effect on a high-current-draw device.
That clip was great, i totally was not expecting that! The camera guy was sooooo interested in that thing just sitting and idling. Something for everyone i guess.
I use one , mine is floor model that can hold 2kw( I use on a svt 4) and can be used on engines so it does not choke, but it mantains the current stable, I check it with voltmeter, while my house current was always going up and down when I used this conditioner it remained the same, so maybe the prob is not the conditioner but using one that is not proper to high current pulls
