S. Cal. POWER ...??

Hi Jimmy,

I live in Redondo Beach and up until last year I lived in a 5 unit townhouse building and found that that the power left something to be desired. I think it had to do with so many households on a common feed from the street. I think my power was being corrupted by my neighbor's refrigerators and other appliances. I tried out the Monster power generator and didn't like it. I then tried the Exactpower power regenerator and found it to be a real improvement. I then coupled the Exactpower with a Richard Gray 400 and found my system to be acceptable.

Good Luck,

John

Welcome to LaLaLand

I live in Playa del Rey, just north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Power here is stable except for during some thunderstorms. I have not put a meter to it but I do not get the kind of strobing and flickering you describe. As a life long resident of LA I can tell you that what you are experiencing is anything but the norm. My guess is that it is highly localized.

I do run an Equitech on my 2 channel system and a small Balanced Power unit for my HT rig. The HT rig uses Harmonic Tech PCs that Jim updated with the latest Furu stuff. The 2 channel rig uses a combination of Whale, VH Cryo 4 and Stealth PCs - no method to the madness, just madness =) Both conditioners are plugged into Porterports.

Through some bizarre luck, the people who built this place put circuits everywhere - so effectively I have a dedicated 20a circuit for each rig. In addition, the computers are heavily isolated through APC UPS back up units

Only real complaint is an intermittent squawking which i attribute to some security type at the airport keying a mic or using radar. I talked to my ham buddy across the street and he gets exactly the same thing. Nothing gets rid of it - for what its worth it shows up least in the BPC system

best,
ck

It's a problem. But, by listening at night I avoid most of the problems that I encounter during the daytime. I have not enjoyed the music as much when a power conditioner has been in line, although I have by no means tried them all.