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Subject: Re: [motm] OT: clean power in basement studio

From: Richard Brewster <pugix@...>
Date: 2004-08-29

Lawrence David wrote:

>And as for MOVs - those are the cheap surge protection devices in yer
>typical plug strip? What exactly is the problem with these? My whole
>studio is infested with them! :(
>
>
Can we hear more about why not to use computer type surge protection on
synth circuits? What's wrong with MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistor)?

And Ivan wrote:

One last thing. Get rid of all MOV's in your system. These can cause many different problems. The only effective surge protection made is by Surgex or Zerosurge. I particularly like the Surgex products and use them exclusively in my stage and studio setups:

http://www.surgex.com/

Ivan

Ok, I went to the SurgeX site and saw the dealer list. Where do you buy yours, Ivan?

-Richard Brewster