Opinions on A/C Noise Meter EMI Testers


Is there a consensus as to the usefulness of these devices?

 

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Showing 2 responses by erik_squires

Even after putting in a power conditioner, a customer had noise issues detectable with the meter which was helpful in finding the primary source of the noise--stuff was unplugged around the house until the noise source was found (a string of LED lights in a bedroom on a completely different circuit from the stereo).

@larryi - It is exactly this sort of issue why I don’t put a lot of faith in dedicated circuits or heavy duty wiring for noise reduction. I use Furmans which have filtration down to around 3kHz. Not perfect but a lot better than pure EMI/RFI filters. I wouldn’t mind having a dedicated circuit for the sake of power stability but my regulator does a very good job.

I think they measure something, but I've never seen of one fixing a problem a user could hear.

I've heard of users who could hear LED power supply problems, didn't need a meter though, it was pretty audible.