Need some help about power conditioners

[boogiewoogie]

Hello
Right now i have the gear i need to play with my band... a road king ii head, g-force fx processor, rjm amp gizmo and voodoo labs ground control pro but soon i'm going out for gigs so i need to protect my gear with a quality rack case and make sure that all the stuff get clean power.
I don't live in USA so right now i plug everything into a multi-outlet and then into a step down transformer at my reharsal place. This is not ideal but it is what i have at the moment. If i buy a good power conditioner like furman or monster i can get rid of the multioutlet but still i have to connect that power conditioner to the step down transformer right? i hope you can help me with this guys.

 

[boogiewoogie]

I was told by a friend that i still have to plug to a step down transformer even if i have a power conditioner... well i'll do anything to protect my gear and to get rid of that multi-outlet thing. Those monster 3500 or 5100 power pro look really good.

 

[ja22y]

The Monster 3500 or any thing like that is just a glorified power strip. Don't waste your money. Any decent (not dirt cheap ones) surge protection power strip will give you the same protection. Don't buy into those marketing 'advanced filtering' crap.
Now I assume that your equipment is made for the US (120V) and you're somewhere that that outlet is 220V or not 120V? Then you will always need a power transformer to bring the voltage down/up to 120V. Put a multimeter to the outlets of the power transformer to see how much of a voltage swing you get when appliance or heating/cooling unit turns on.
I would strongly recommend a power regulator. This gizmo will keep your voltage constant at 120V. Especially important when you play outdoor and on some kind of generator. Then just get a good power strip or rack mounted ones and plug you rigs to it.

 

[Room3]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember reading some literature on Mesas years ago and they said that the Mesas had built-in power surge protection. Was it just the Mark series?

 

[mesaboogie6L6]

Varistor surge protection, transient suppression. It's standard in Mesa and Trainwreck amps.

 

[ShamefulAddiction]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember reading some literature on Mesas years ago and they said that the Mesas had built-in power surge protection. Was it just the Mark series?

A fuse? :?