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Sound Reinforcement - Forums for Live Sound Professionals - Your Displayed Name Must Be Your Real Full Name To Post In The Live Sound Forums => AC Power and Grounding => Topic started by: Maidson Pierre Louis on May 04, 2014, 11:19:04 AM
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I just pick up my Soundcraft Si 3 today.
I want to know if i really need Power Conditioner "UPS" or Regulator.
I already have a Power distro. A dedicate 20A for the Front of House. Base on your experience what you will recommend.
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I just pick up my Soundcraft Si 3 today.
I want to know if i really need Power Conditioner "UPS" or Regulator.
I already have a Power distro. A dedicate 20A for the Front of House. Base on your experience what you will recommend.
The first time a power dropout or interruption causes your digital board to reboot, you'll really wish you had a UPS on the board. That 30 to 60 seconds of booting back up will seem like a REALLY long time.
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The first time a power dropout or interruption causes your digital board to reboot, you'll really wish you had a UPS on the board. That 30 to 60 seconds of booting back up will seem like a REALLY long time.
+1. Had a child pull the FOH cable at a festival last year. It's amazing that I got away for a decade without that ever happening. Went out and bought a UPS. You don't need a very large one to feed a digital console. The downside for me, more than the cost, is the extra weight for a rack case and UPS (35-40lbs for a small UPS in a wood case).
On the flip side, now that I have a digital snake my DSP is on stage, so I really need 2 UPS systems, although the DSP reboot is faster than the console.
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+1. Had a child pull the FOH cable at a festival last year. It's amazing that I got away for a decade without that ever happening. Went out and bought a UPS. You don't need a very large one to feed a digital console. The downside for me, more than the cost, is the extra weight for a rack case and UPS (35-40lbs for a small UPS in a wood case).
On the flip side, now that I have a digital snake my DSP is on stage, so I really need 2 UPS systems, although the DSP reboot is faster than the console.
thank's for the info.
I recalled someone in this forum stating that APC is not a good brand and a good investment when it comes to music.
FURMAN F1000-UPS
Tripp Lite 500VA 300W UPS
Tripp-Lite SmartPro SMART750RM1U 750VA 450W
APC SMT750RM2U 750 VA 500 Watts
APC SMART-UPS 1500 SUA1500RM2U
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I bought one of the small Smart Pro Tripplite units. I've only had it for 4 months so I can't comment on longevity, but it works as intended in testing: yank the cord, no console reboot.
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in the IT world , I have had much more success with Tripp-Lite than APC. I have purchased maybe 40 UPS's over the years..