Sean: Bummer, that was where I picked mine up (but it's only $75.00 and not the end of the world). I think that Craig at Vibrapods offers a slight discount and will check him out. Jdwek: The HTS-2000 cleans up the power, but does not regenerate or add power when the current drops. I still recommend it though for what it does do at its price point (smooth out the highs, reduce background noise and acts as a surge protector without mucking up the sound, IMO) and have used it with sucess on three different setups (both tube and SS). Of course if you have a clean power source perhaps just a "quality" surge protector would do the trick. I forgot to mention before that we did have a couple of fans fail, in our computer approx 6 months apart, but I feel that it may have been from the low amperage that we were experiencing. Since adding the APC to the computer the power supply seems to run cooler. NilthePill: I would think so. Though I do not understand why, power surges are commom when areas are being powered up again following a black out. I can even recall my father unplugging the "precious" television in the late 50's during power outages in the Midwest at the advice of our neighbor who was an electrician for Westinghouse, so this is not a new concept.
California Brownouts and equipment
A few weeks ago, while my wife was watching a video, a brownout occurred. Not knowing to shut everything off, she simply went to bed. Sometime in the middle of the night everything came back on. Now the VCR won't record. I have all my audio and video equipment connected to a Audio Research Ref One preamp which is connected to a Plinius SA100 MKIII amp. It's all plugged into a Richard Grey's Power Company 400s. My question is can a brownout cause damage to my equipment? If so, how severe? Not knowing when a brownout may occurr, are there any suggestions?
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