For some reason I just had one that lasted about 4 seconds while all my equipment was on... Everything seems OK, but I'm wondering if it's something like I just lost 10 years of the life expectancy of all my equipment.
Brown out are usually during the summer when power consumtion is at it highest. Do you use a heatpump for heat or are you using your a/c this time of year or another type of pump or motor in your house could be failing. Some of these will cause what you discribe at startup.
This isn't a consistent thing... in fact it's the first time it has happened here.
I do use a pretty nice power conditioner / surge protector - a Furman elite 15i. This doesn't have any protection against a brown-out though, does it? It has an automatic voltage shut-off when the power dips below about 85v... and I don't believe that this kicked the other night when the brown-out happened. My amp did go into 'protection mode' for a second though, so maybe the undervoltage protection kicked in...
How severe and for how long does a brown-out usually need to be for any damage to occur? What actually causes the damage?
Djembeplay I have the same model Furman as well and your question prompted me to email Furman regarding brownout protection. I think brownouts can wreak havoc on electrical motors, but I am not so sure about audio gear. Anyway, I will post Furman's response, once I have it.
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