Many of you here use surge suppressors and conditioners to achieve some level of SQ improvement but where I live lightning is fairly common, as it is in most areas of the central and eastern US. Having one of these devices may one day save your precious equipment as it did mine one day several years ago when lightening stuck our house and destroyed the power conditioner but not the equipment plugged into it (not true for a bedroom TV however).
I borrowed a chart recorder we use at my job and monitored our voltage fluctuations during the time of some extreme heat this summer and recorded line voltage fluctuations of +/- 5 volts from 110 to 122 VAC.
I can't say I notice a SQ improvement with one in my system but it sure makes me feel a little better when a bad thunderstorm forces me to turn everything off and even unplug it and other sensitive equipment from the wall, but what if I'm not home, then my fingers are crossed. I don't have enough money to waste suing the power company, they will ultimately win.
I borrowed a chart recorder we use at my job and monitored our voltage fluctuations during the time of some extreme heat this summer and recorded line voltage fluctuations of +/- 5 volts from 110 to 122 VAC.
I can't say I notice a SQ improvement with one in my system but it sure makes me feel a little better when a bad thunderstorm forces me to turn everything off and even unplug it and other sensitive equipment from the wall, but what if I'm not home, then my fingers are crossed. I don't have enough money to waste suing the power company, they will ultimately win.