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Post by wilburthegoose on Dec 4, 2018 13:06:33 GMT -5
Emotiva CMX-6 - before or after surge protector?
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Post by LuisV on Dec 4, 2018 13:25:17 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Dec 4, 2018 13:30:57 GMT -5
Emotiva CMX-6 - before or after surge protector? After; then it too will be protected from surge. |
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Post by DavidR on Dec 4, 2018 16:51:57 GMT -5
You might also want to check and see if you have any DC current in your AC supply. If you do put a CMX2 first and then the CMX6 into that.
I sometimes see 0.2 VDC and usually have some DC coming off my Variac that I use to supply my tube amp.
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Post by boomzilla on Dec 4, 2018 19:13:32 GMT -5
My theory -
Whole house surge suppressor at the breaker box (not yet installed - mine's on order) - then
Big, cheap surge suppressor (sacrificial) - then:
Optional 15-amp ballast transformer (not currently in the system - mine got old & started making mechanical hum - I'm looking for another) - then
Secondary surge suppressor and high wattage power conditioner (CMX-6 - feeds power amps directly) - then:
High-quality power conditioner last (feeds source components / low power DACs, etc.) - mine was a homemade one, but the caps got old & I haven't gotten around to building another yet - so for the time being, I'm just using a cheap power strip.
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Post by gus4emo on Dec 4, 2018 20:48:48 GMT -5
Emotiva CMX-6 - before or after surge protector? Plug it to a CMX2.... |
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Post by rbk123 on Dec 4, 2018 23:07:40 GMT -5
My theory - Whole house surge suppressor at the breaker box (not yet installed - mine's on order) - then Big, cheap surge suppressor (sacrificial) - then: Optional 15-amp ballast transformer (not currently in the system - mine got old & started making mechanical hum - I'm looking for another) - then Secondary surge suppressor and high wattage power conditioner (CMX-6 - feeds power amps directly) - then: High-quality power conditioner last (feeds source components / low power DACs, etc.) - mine was a homemade one, but the caps got old & I haven't gotten around to building another yet - so for the time being, I'm just using a cheap power strip. Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.  |
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Post by wilburthegoose on Dec 5, 2018 8:57:19 GMT -5
I too have a whole-home surge protector. The licensed electrician that installed said that it was a great investment, but that I should still use surge protectors for anything I cared about.
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Post by DavidR on Dec 5, 2018 10:29:44 GMT -5
I too have a whole-home surge protector. The licensed electrician that installed said that it was a great investment, but that I should still use surge protectors for anything I cared about. My grandfather was a master electrician and always told us to unplug anything you cared about. |
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Post by Percussionista on Dec 5, 2018 12:24:27 GMT -5
About a week ago we had one of our frequent lightning storms and a house was hit about 3/4 mile from us, and it burned to the ground  I'm gonna guess that none of these surge protectors would have had any effect. I wonder if there is anything one could put on the house, attached to the chimney down into the ground, that would keep a strike from tearing apart the house, and instead channel the energy away. Lightning is astonishingly powerful. |
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Post by DavidR on Dec 5, 2018 12:50:55 GMT -5
About a week ago we had one of our frequent lightning storms and a house was hit about 3/4 mile from us, and it burned to the ground I'm gonna guess that none of these surge protectors would have had any effect. I wonder if there is anything one could put on the house, attached to the chimney down into the ground, that would keep a strike from tearing apart the house, and instead channel the energy away. Lightning is astonishingly powerful. Nothing will save you from a direct hit - NOTHING. |
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Post by pallpoul on Dec 5, 2018 19:21:01 GMT -5
Emotiva CMX-6 - before or after surge protector? I asked the same question a while back, keith answered me: u can put it after the surge protector. I set up mines that way. |
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Post by wilburthegoose on Dec 6, 2018 8:15:45 GMT -5
About a week ago we had one of our frequent lightning storms and a house was hit about 3/4 mile from us, and it burned to the ground I'm gonna guess that none of these surge protectors would have had any effect. I wonder if there is anything one could put on the house, attached to the chimney down into the ground, that would keep a strike from tearing apart the house, and instead channel the energy away. Lightning is astonishingly powerful. Yeah - it's called a lightning rod. Centuries old, and they work. |
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Post by bolle on Dec 6, 2018 10:55:40 GMT -5
Yepp, they are actually very common here in Germany - and they do absolutely work!
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I'm gonna guess that none of these surge protectors would have had any effect. I wonder if there is anything one could put on the house, attached to the chimney down into the ground, that would keep a strike from tearing apart the house, and instead channel the energy away. Lightning is astonishingly powerful.
