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Wall Outlet AC Voltage Fluctuation - Need Advice

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Hello all,
I am having issues with my AC line voltage. During each day it can fluctuate from 112V to 129V at different times. I live out in the country several miles away from any town. I had a low voltage problem fixed last year (102V-106V), and everything was okay for a couple of months. The power company says that the range is within tolerances.
I decided to look around for something inexpensive to stabilize or regulate the voltage. I looked at the Tripp Lite LC-1800/2400 units, but their tolerances are set to boost at 112V and lower at 128V, so that is not really a solution.
Are there any other units that can stablize to within a few volts (ie - plus or minus 2%)? Any help would be appreciated....and note that I am looking for something relatively inexpensive (under $250 or so).
Thanks for any advice!

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Get on ebay and look for Elgar AC voltage regulators - they work. - Victor Khomenko 07:22:45 12/12/04 (2)
Raid your surplus stores. Elgars can be had for as low as $25, and they are really the only solution that works. Electronic adjustable voltage regulators that come in different sizes. The most common one is a 10A model, but you can get a 30A one - I bought several.
I love models 3000 and 6000, but something like that is nice too:
- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50968&item=3856411424&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW (Open in New Window)
- You bought several, eh? Hmmm....... - kevb 07:48:00 12/14/04 (0)
  You didn't happen to buy one too many, did you? :-)
  I'll keep my eyes open. Problem is I can't really tell by a lot of the listings whether or not they are regenerators, or something else. I guess the safest thing to do would be to stick with the 3000/6000 series, at least I could be certain that I am in fact gettting a regenerator. I measured my AC last night at around 10:30pm and it was 132V....after being about 114V at dinner time...
  Thanks for the suggestion!
- Nevermind how much they cost, do they sound acceptable for audio? - jeromelang 23:58:03 12/13/04 (0)
  What would be a suitable model that will work well with a VK-500 power amp? I am using another brand of amp that is close to the same output power of the VK-500. Based on your experience, are there any sonic compromises using these Elgars compared to plugging AC cord of VK-500 directly to the mains? Thanks.
Re: Wall Outlet AC Voltage Fluctuation - Need Advice - SPARKS 1st 04:55:13 12/12/04 (2)
Not my favorite but for your voltage and price range look into a Solar constant voltage transformer (Solartron)
- Re: Wall Outlet AC Voltage Fluctuation - Need Advice - kevb 07:56:55 12/14/04 (1)
  I did look into the pro/cons of that doing a search in the archives. From what I have been able to discern it sounds like these are not recommended for audio use due to the noise factor - they hum rather loudly and I do not have the flexibility of moving it outside of the room.
  Thanks for the suggestion!
  - How about using a variac? (nt) - La Dolce Vita 03:21:37 12/15/04 (0)
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