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Can a power conditioner cause electrical problems?

I recently bought an Isotek Orion Power line Conditioner with Isotek Elite 5 foot Power cord on Audiogon.
Last night as I was hooking up a new amplifier to it, The juice in the electrical outlet cut off.
It went dead.  I had to switch to another outlet.
 I have been noticing other strange behaviors while using this conditioner, including temporary loss of power to components.
Is it possible this conditioner is causing problems? I’m afraid to use it at this point.
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twoleftears
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Not enough info.

I'm assuming unit and cord were both used.

Outlet cut off--what happened then?  Was the breaker tripped?  Or not?  Did the power come back on?  Did you lose power to all outlets on one circuit?

I suppose it's possible something inside the Orion is malfunctioning sporadically in such a way as either to trip a breaker or temporarily cut out itself.

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rvpiano OP
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Yes, the unit and cord were both used.

The breaker was not tripped. I didn't lose power on any other outlet on the circuit.
In fact, plugged it into another outlet in the same circuit and it worked fine.
Just the one outlet was affected.
As far as I know, the power is still out there.  I don’t want to plug anything in.

Everything is working fine in the alternate outlet.
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twoleftears
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Perplexing.

I have a simple test unit for outlets--a plug with 3 lights that light up different combinations of red and green, to tell you if there's juice and if everything is working correctly. 
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wig
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You possibly could have a wire that is not seated all the way or a screw that needs to be tightened. I noticed this after adding some NCF outlets and one outlet would go out but after plugging the unit in and using a wood dowel, found the loose connection.

Wig
ptss
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I’m with Wig. Research the connections. 
gs5556
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Check the fuse. There should be one in the IEC receptacle or it may be inside the unit.
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jond
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@elizabeth  welcome back and Merry Christmas! Long time no see glad to have you back! I hope you stick around!
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rvpiano OP
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Well, thank you for coming back just for me! 
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nonoise
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Though as you say this is the only response you came back for, it's good to hear from you. I hope you find more reasons to do so.

All the best,
Nonoise
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rvpiano OP
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Elizabeth,
 I gave it a few days, then plugged it in again.
You were right.  Everything’s working!
Thank you so much for your help.

Richard
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xti16
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Welcome back Elizabeth!!
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