Hello Friends -

A recent topic here got me thinking about what you all use for keeping all of your power cords together. I will have an arranger, midi accordion, and amplifier that will need power. I am in the US, so it's all 120V.

I was thinking about getting an SKB 6-rack space case, putting a Furman 8-plug protection module in the top slot, the midi accordion module in the middle, and a sound module in another slot. The amp and arranger could also be plugged into one of the Furman's 8 plugs. In this way, all of my gear (up to 1800 watts) would be protected, I would only have to have access to one wall socket, and I would have both EMF and RFI protection as well.

Am I a little paranoid? Do you all just plug your gear directly into an open socket or use a $10 outlet strip?

Thanks.

I use an APC (American Power Conversion)
Line-R Model 1250 power conditioner. Not a rack mounted unit. Not a UPS (no battery) but seems to maintain power through a split second power outage.

Go to www.apcc.com for specs. No, I don't really know what the specs mean but I figured if it were a power conditioner and not a UPS, that it would have better power conditioning specs. Cost about $130 if I remember correctly. It weighs about 20 pounds.

I do not rack mount my equipment.

RJM

I got rid of my rack also and now just use a keyboard and amp essentially. I use an APC Office Backup unit that costs about $90 and provides about 15 minutes of power if the power goes out. It also protects against line surges and lightning.

The LR1250 is a voltage regulator. That means it will give you 120V regardless of the input voltage though they don't specify the limits. It also has surge suppression. It's not a UPS though.

In my case, I just use a high-quality surge protector when on the job. However, when the equipment's set up at home, I always unplug the surge protector from the wall outlet. You can't get zapped with a massive surge if the unit's not plugged in.

Cheers,

Gary