Is plugging a head into a power conditioner bad?

[rimtism123]

One of the purposes of power conditioners is to regulate the power coming from the wall and protect from power surges and drops. My amp would suck the power from the wall outlet and I would "drop out." in the middle of a song.

So go ahead and plug your amp into it..thats what its made to do.

 

[bongomania]

Urgh. Please read the thread, to learn why that statement doesn't add up.

 

[FletcherML]

My SVT-CL buzzes when I plug it into a power conditioner, so I just go into a surge protector.

God bless you for being the first person on this website to give it straight and simple. Thanks for the posts everyone else. Surge protector it is

 

[fdeck]

Newer ultra-lights with switching supplies can benefit from voltage regulation, but only if the regulator is capable of the full rated current draw of the amp.

Why's that? The switching power supplies in the ultra-lights are regulated.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

Why's that? The switching power supplies in the ultra-lights are regulated.

Ask Crown, they're the ones that gave me the information that their switching supply amps don't work well with under voltage.

 

[fdeck]

Ask Crown, they're the ones that gave me the information that their switching supply amps don't work well with under voltage.

Ah, yes. Undervoltage makes sense.

A switching supply is an impedance converter, so if the line voltage drops, the supply will draw more current in order to maintain regulation. At some point, the safety margins of the components are exceeded. This is why most SMPS amps will shut down if the line voltage is too low.

Of course the power conditioner also has to draw more current too. If its ratings exceed the ratings of the amp, then it can take the load so the amp can function normally.

Amusingly, I once played a gig where, unbeknownst to us, the entire band was plugged into a light dimmer. I had the most primitive amp (an old GK MB150E combo) and so I was the only person who had any sound that night. I ended up playing my upright un-amped, and fed the singer's mike through my bass amp.

 

[MontanaBassDude]

I got a Juice Goose for my rack - the ONLY reasons:
- I needed some outlets;
- it was $25 on Ebay;
- it has a has a very cool AC Voltage LED gauge
(which gives me something to whine about when it's showing only 109 line volts).

 

[keatz]

Hi, I decided to resurrect this thread as apposed to being told to use the search function

So after reading, I am aware that plugging your amp straight into the wall or using a simple surge protection power strip that doesn't limit voltage/current is best fort the amp.
At almost every venue I've played at I don't get the option to plug straight into the wall. The wall plugs are covered by curtain and already have the venues cheap looking strips plugged in which are also powering stage monitors or sharing with other band members gear.
Is there benifit(or negative effect) of me plugging my amp into my own decent power strip first then into the venues power strip or do I just plug my amp into the venues power strip so it is "direct as possible"

Thanks

 

[seamonkey]

Is there benifit(or negative effect) of me plugging my amp into my own decent power strip first then into the venues power strip or do I just plug my amp into the venues power strip so it is "direct as possible"

I think one is, the venue's power strip is probably worn out and a horribly loose fit. Some of them might even seem dead. So I tend to do a little squeeze-bend or splay on my plug prongs to get it to stay and make a good connection. (US plugs suck). Best to do this on cheap power strip than a bunch of my cords. You can buy power strips with short little cord lengths on them.

 

[peterpalmieri]

Hi, I decided to resurrect this thread as apposed to being told to use the search function

So after reading, I am aware that plugging your amp straight into the wall or using a simple surge protection power strip that doesn't limit voltage/current is best fort the amp.
At almost every venue I've played at I don't get the option to plug straight into the wall. The wall plugs are covered by curtain and already have the venues cheap looking strips plugged in which are also powering stage monitors or sharing with other band members gear.
Is there benifit(or negative effect) of me plugging my amp into my own decent power strip first then into the venues power strip or do I just plug my amp into the venues power strip so it is "direct as possible"

Thanks

i don’t think plugging your good power strip into someone else’s bad one will do anything to help outside of maybe having a decent breaker that could trip.