? re: power conditioners

[RLMe36]

I currently have a powervar 12amp ac power conditioner unit that will cover 1440watts according to the mfg.

The below info is what I could find either on the back of the units or in the instructions.

My question is, I have a denon rec with a 7amp rating (852watts), a rotel amp that is drives the front channels with a 4.5amp (550watts) rating and a sub with 3.33 (400watts) amp rating. If I plug all of these into this conditioner will it blow its internal fuse or breaker? or is more along the lines if I drive the system really hard it will approach these max amp limits?

thanks,

rlm

 

[JohnA]

well

I don't think it would be a problem....

The ratings you gave are more-or-less the max...so if you run everything at 100% you would blow it, but because the fronts are being run off the amp you are using less power from the receiver. So if you don't make your ears bleed then you should be OK.

 

[Mort Corey]

I'd think you'd have to be driving things pretty hard and at that point your outlet might trip its breaker depending aon what its amp rating might be. If it were me, I'd have the sub on a different circuit....just because.

Mort

 

[mtrycrafts]

I currently have a powervar 12amp ac power conditioner unit that will cover 1440watts according to the mfg.

The below info is what I could find either on the back of the units or in the instructions.

My question is, I have a denon rec with a 7amp rating (852watts), a rotel amp that is drives the front channels with a 4.5amp (550watts) rating and a sub with 3.33 (400watts) amp rating. If I plug all of these into this conditioner will it blow its internal fuse or breaker? or is more along the lines if I drive the system really hard it will approach these max amp limits?

thanks,

rlm

I would go with John's response and that you will be fine. Even if you drive the sub to full power, I seriously doubt you will ever dive the receiver to anywhere near full power at the same instant. The volume would drive you insane and the speakers may go bong

 

[RLMe36]

I would go with John's response and that you will be fine. Even if you drive the sub to full power, I seriously doubt you will ever dive the receiver to anywhere near full power at the same instant. The volume would drive you insane and the speakers may go bong

Thanks for all the replies. I was considering getting a second unit (powervar) for the sub, but i would then lose the switched turn on via the panamax that I plan to plug into the larger conditioner. I still might get a little one an leave the amp on standby and let the signal cable switch it on.

rob

 

[RLMe36]

Thanks for all the replies. I was considering getting a second unit (powervar) for the sub, but i would then lose the switched turn on via the panamax that I plan to plug into the larger conditioner. I still might get a little one an leave the amp on standby and let the signal cable switch it on.

rob

I am just closing the loop as they say, to let the proverbal you know that I didnt trip the breaker and the Powervar appears to work great. I opened the box of this thing and the only way to describe the transformer is that it looks like a fruit cake you would get for the holidays its that big.