Cheap Insurance For Your System

IT-Reference 20i by Furman

A Brief Description of the Problem

Although there are countless benefits to living in the electronic age, there are a few unfortunate realities as well; no utility is able to provide the clean, consistent power demanded by our sensitive electronic equipment, and the owner of that equipment is ultimately responsible for it’s health and safe operation. Today’s home
entertainment systems have become more sophisticated and diverse, incorporating multiple pieces of audio, video and satellite gear. If this equipment is to perform to its full potential, the signals it receives must be organized and monitored, as well as protected from catastrophic events.

From the first time you plug in your audio and video components, electricity begins to take its toll both in the quality of picture and sound and in the overall life expectancy of your equipment. Worse yet, should a radical power surge, such as lightning, enter your system, via the AC power cord, coax or satellite cabling, your components will most likely suffer serious damage.

To further confuse the issue, some of the problems caused by power disturbances are not immediately apparent. In some cases, it can actually take months for the circuits in your equipment to breakdown and ultimately fail. Such power problems are often the underlying cause of many intermittent, unexplained equipment idiosyncrasies. Anyone who uses a computer is sure to be familiar with this concept.

The effects of power problems range from subtle to dramatic. Surges, spikes, blackouts and brownouts can happen for a number of reasons, none of which we can predict or control. Although a lightning strike is probably the most feared and sensational power disrupter, smaller fluctuations can be just as damaging. When the air conditioner cycles on, or a hair dryer is pressed into service, you may notice the lights flicker for a second. In the long run, such daily fluctuations will wear down expensive electronic equipment.

Technologies

Although consumers have no control over the power signals entering their home or business, they can have control over the power signals entering their equipment. Many Power Protection Products are available and necessary for anyone with audio, video, and computer equipment. Electronic equipment contains numerous microelectronic components that process information through conductors which are sensitive to heat stress from uneven power surges, spikes and static electricity. A power surge lasts only microseconds but can overheat and permanently weaken conductors, causing circuit traces to deform. Over time, this can cause systems to fail.

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) are two more contributing factors to power disruptions and can come from a number of sources, including overhead lights, electric door openers, hair dryers and nearby radio stations. Power strips and inexpensive surge protectors simply cannot offer the level of protection that home entertainment systems and computer systems need. The only way to be certain that you are completely protected, is to monitor all incoming signal paths with surge protection that accomplishes two things:
- filters intermittent fluctuations
- provides instant disconnection of equipment in the case of a catastrophic surge.

About Power Conditioning

Power Conditioning is not just about protection from dramatic surges. Power Protection equipment can provide all the following features:
- Exceptional surge protection for computers.
- Exceptional surge protection for audio and home theater.
- Enhanced sound quality that can only be obtained with superb, low-impedance line conditioning.
- Continuous monitoring of incoming AC power which prevents gradual system degradation.
- Continuous visible power monitoring.
- Sequential startup which provides total control and prevents amplifier “thump”
- Elimination of EMI/RFI problems for better picture, sound and function.
- Automatic under/over power monitoring

Some Specific Solutions

Power Conditioners eliminate up to 99.7% of all EMI and RFI interference or “noise”, allowing your audio and video equipment to deliver the highest quality performance.

Your speakers will be protected from magnified amplifier “thump” with sequential start-up and shut-down components. In addition, an AC master control power sensing cable allows you to connect the Power Conditioner to your master component and use your remote to switch on your entire system.

The coax cable is actually the most dangerous path into your system for EMI, RFI and especially power surges and spikes. Superior coax connectors neutralize cable and interference and provide for optimum signal transfer, which means better picture and better sound.

EMI/RFI noise filtration eliminates 99.7% of electromagnetic and radio frequency noise. This means you get a clean picture and pure sound in spite of appliances, hair dryers and garage door openers.

Automatic Under/Over Voltage Power Monitoring – When AC voltage exceeds 133 Volts or drops below 90 Volts, the Power Conditioners automatically turn off power to your equipment. After its intelligent circuitry determines the danger has passed, power is automatically restored using the built-in start-up sequence.

Dedicated Outlets and Multiple Connections for Total Flexibility Power Conditioning Systems feature multiple AC outlets. Some of the outlets are always on for programmable components such as TVs and VCRs. A master switch on the front panel controls others, and some outlets are delayed – preventing any stresses to audio components during power up. You can also have in/out coax connections for satellite, antenna and an additional TV as well as in/out phone connections for pay-per-view.

All AC wiring must be plugged into the AC Power Conditioners to guarantee protection.

No other wires, cables or ground connections may be made to the equipment you are trying to protect.

All Signal wires (Coaxial, Data/Network, Print, Control lines etc.) leading into and out of equipment must pass through an appropriate Power Conditioning signal line protector.

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