[sdiy] A bit OT: mains conditioning.

[mark s]

i like my Brickwall filter.

www.brickwall.com


mark

At 05:22 PM 3/1/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>As i said, its a bit further down the line from the synth, but still sound
>related...
>
>My mains here is real poor, and im looking for a solution.  I dont know if
>its spikes or brownouts.  I used to get problems with things like my adsl
>router rebooting when the kettle is turned on, etc. but this has calmed down
>with a new 'wall wart' psu for the router, but my dac (hi fi style) is still
>suffering similarly.
>
>Ive done a bit of reading, and have got together three options, all with
>pros and cons...
>
>#Surge protected 4 gang socket (with or withough rfi filter)
>cheap.  will surges just cause it to turn off, or do they throttle the
>voltage to a level?
>
>#Computer style ups.
>resonable spike, brownout protection, but poor attempt at a sine wavefom
>from most units it seems.
>
>#Constant voltage transformer.
>harder for me to obtain.  looks like a good solution, but noisey?
>
>Im sure there must be other options.  I know its a bit off topic, but im
>getting so irritated by all the glitching etc, that im severly on the
>lookout for assistance.
>
>Cheers, Julian