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My new DIY Power Conditioner

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Posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:36:27
djn
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 Hi All, I finished this a couple months ago and thought I'd post pix. It is a surge protector and Power Conditioner. The surge protector and Active Tracking Filter are used in very large manufacturing plants to keep the control computers running clean.

I built a box out of 1.25 bullet proof lexan, the carved it to shape, then reassembled it. Sorry of the switch offends anyone.

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RE: My new DIY Power Conditioner, posted on November 11, 2009 at 18:32:18
gfederys
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 I borrowed it from Dennis and have been running it for about a week now with my system. It makes a "sound" improvement and looks good doing it. Nice work Dennis....

RE: My new DIY Power Conditioner, posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:26:34
djn
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 Thanks G. Glad it makes a diff in your system.

"Active Tracking Filter", posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:39:22
RadioWonder
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 Stand alone model of "Active Tracking Filter".

RE: "Active Tracking Filter", posted on November 6, 2009 at 14:00:55
djn
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 That is very slick. I had many options when I put mine together but I wanted a very deliberate looking piece of art.

Liebert makes good stuff, posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:44:51
Jon L
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 But I like my Liebert the best :) (modified) double-conversion on-line pure sine-wave generator..

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RE: Liebert makes good stuff, posted on November 6, 2009 at 14:02:13
djn
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 I built mine with the tech help of a friend so I still don't know all the termenalogy. What does your unit do? Is it like an active tracking filter?

Regenerates AC from battery all the time, posted on November 7, 2009 at 13:11:00
Jon L
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 Unlike most UPS's out there, with battery kicking in only when wall power goes out, the "double-conversion" "on-line" UPS regenerates pure sine-wave AC from the battery ALL the time even with it plugged into wall outlet. So it converts AC(wall)->DC(battery)->AC.

These things usually cost $800-$1500 range, which is a lot for "UPS," but for audio use, pretty much all of them need to have the noisy fans replaced with quiet ones, like Nexus.

KOOOL monster radical case!!! Trippin' is good. ~t, posted on November 6, 2009 at 02:42:43
mpathus
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I would have loved, posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:44:24
Oface
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 To have seen a switch like that in my shop...

Is it custom? also instead of fuck on , maybe fuck yeah?


Thanks,


-chris

RE: I would have loved, posted on November 5, 2009 at 09:38:19
djn
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 Yep, it is an industral switch with an LED inside. It glows green when on. The guy who makes up the plates had a big laugh over that one.

would he accept a custom order?, posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:08:02
Oface
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 I might be interested in ordering a few, lol...

Thanks,


-chris

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