Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:24 pm
Hello again,
This is my second thread today, and as you can see by the title it is about surge protection.
I have a "basic" question and excuse my ignorance.
Now I was looking at a few units today with varying prices. One thing I was puzzled at is that they say that the surge protection units can cope with up to 2300 watts (or 10 amps). What does that actually mean and how does that work in practice in real world terms?
I have no idea what the power output of my gear is. I wouldn't know if it was 10 watts or 500. Well, I do know that my power supply in one of my PCs is 500 watts, which is almost a quarter of the recommended limit. So what I am concerned about is have I put too much in my multiple power points? For example I also have my 2 synths in the same unit, my PC monitor, speakers and my PC.
In another part of my house where I have my second "studio" I have three multiple power points connected to each other to form one as there aren't enough power sockets to plug my gear in. In that particular configuration I have MY PC, monitor, 2 synths, ADAT Unit, POD PRO, my speaker monitors an external drive and something else.
Am I pushing it a bit here? Am I at risk of some huge disater? Am I being too paranoid? The main power source in my home where all the other power points merge (so to speak) is earthed, but the actual power points in say my studio or living room are not earthed. Does that mean that in esssence that they are earthed because the main source is or should they be all individually earthed (though that will be extremely difficult to change, not to mention expensive).
I hope I have been clear.
Thanks again in advance for your response(s)
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Astral Fridge Magnet on 2006-02-28 15:24 ]</font>
This is my second thread today, and as you can see by the title it is about surge protection.
I have a "basic" question and excuse my ignorance.
Now I was looking at a few units today with varying prices. One thing I was puzzled at is that they say that the surge protection units can cope with up to 2300 watts (or 10 amps). What does that actually mean and how does that work in practice in real world terms?
I have no idea what the power output of my gear is. I wouldn't know if it was 10 watts or 500. Well, I do know that my power supply in one of my PCs is 500 watts, which is almost a quarter of the recommended limit. So what I am concerned about is have I put too much in my multiple power points? For example I also have my 2 synths in the same unit, my PC monitor, speakers and my PC.
In another part of my house where I have my second "studio" I have three multiple power points connected to each other to form one as there aren't enough power sockets to plug my gear in. In that particular configuration I have MY PC, monitor, 2 synths, ADAT Unit, POD PRO, my speaker monitors an external drive and something else.
Am I pushing it a bit here? Am I at risk of some huge disater? Am I being too paranoid? The main power source in my home where all the other power points merge (so to speak) is earthed, but the actual power points in say my studio or living room are not earthed. Does that mean that in esssence that they are earthed because the main source is or should they be all individually earthed (though that will be extremely difficult to change, not to mention expensive).
I hope I have been clear.
Thanks again in advance for your response(s)
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Astral Fridge Magnet on 2006-02-28 15:24 ]</font>