Hi Hank, Under the heading, ³Effects of Lightning,² the manual for the PL-PlusDM says that no surge suppressor or power conditioner should be relied upon as the sole lightning protection. Lightning arrestors should be installed at the service entrance for best results against equipment damage against such disturbances. Also, the manual says that the Furman models with the suffix, -Pro, in them have better lightning protection than other models through the use of ³...multiple MOV¹s, gas discharge tubes, fast-blow fuses, and high voltage inductors and caps.²
Fwiw, we are using an AR-PRO in front of an IT-20 II with good results for over a decade in an old building in an industrial section of town. Andrew On 11/8/2 16:31, "lonesome hank" <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this is the time or place to discuss power stability. Perhaps > though, someone could set me straight on what the bare minimum should be for > reasonable protection against nasty electricity spikes (i have had a wake up > call here). I suppose there is more than surge protection to think about > though. There is power conditioning (clean power?), voltage regulation > (protection against surges), and backup power options as well. My Neotek was > plugged in to a Furman PL-PlusDM which offered me absolutely no protection. > Makes me wonder why people use these Furman boxes in the first place. I would > appreciate it if someone could recommend a specific Surgex model (or > equivalent). As always, finances are precious, but I obviously need something > a little more robust here. > > > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:42:01 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RE: NEOTEK: Lightning Surge/Fried Series II > > > > Greetings, > > Hank, you actually got off very easy; I'm glad to hear it. I'd really suggest > a top notch surge suppressor. We've used the Surgex units for years in several > applications (studio, lab- shop, computers, etc.) and suggested them to many > clients as well. They are actually rated for lightning strikes. > > http://surgex.com/ > > Regards, Jim > > > > On 08/02/11, lonesome hank<[email protected]> wrote: > Was a TLO74 in the Control Room Monitor that fried. Power Supply was fine. > >> > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:41:45 -0700 >> > From: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: NEOTEK: Lightning Surge/Fried Series II >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > Most likely it's an internal fuse inside your power supply. Same thing >> happend to me minus the lightning. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Aug 1, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Jim Mikles <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Check the power supply first. A blown plus or minus supply (one only) >> would do all kinds of strange things. >> > >> > >> > On 8/1/2011 9:50 PM, lonesome hank wrote: >> > >> > A freak storm rolled in through Montreal this afternoon. Out of nowhere, >> this massive detonation of lightning. Immediately there was this sick >> sounding oscillation coming through the left side of my Series II. I am >> guessing the problem is in the master/monitor section. Have not had time to >> source the damage yet, but wondering if anyone has a hunch on what might have >> happened. >> > > > ------ View the list online at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] You can unsubscribe at > anytime by sending an email to mailto:[email protected] with > "unsubscribe neotek" in the message body. If you have any difficulties, or > questions --please send an email to mailto:[email protected]. The Neotek > list is lovingly hosted by Catapult Web. Remember that any message or reply > sent to the list will be automatically forwarded to all subscribers. Vive Le > Neotek! Thanks. > > -- [email protected] www.serifsound.com
