Surge Surpressors - Separate Power for Audio/video?

[Zappabertie]

I was just about to pull the trigger at Bestbuy today on a Dynex surge surpressor when the young fellow working there asked me if I intended on using it for both audio and video. I am, and told him so, where upon he recommended that I buy one with that separates the power supply for both audio and video components so the "plasma doesn't take all the power away from the receiver". The unit I was looking at was $110 (Canadian) and the one he recommended was also Dynex, but costs $200.

Any truth to this? I'll upgrade if it is worth it. I trust the sage advice here over the bestbuy help any day.

 

[Johnd]

You'll be hard-pressed to overdraw current on a 20a circuit for most ht applications...I think he's trying to sell you two supressors.

Although it is a good idea to have (2) 20a dedicated circuits for ht: one for the receiver (if it's power hungry), and one for everything else. And welcome to Audioholics, Zappabertie. Cheers.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I was just about to pull the trigger at Bestbuy today on a Dynex surge surpressor when the young fellow working there asked me if I intended on using it for both audio and video. I am, and told him so, where upon he recommended that I buy one with that separates the power supply for both audio and video components so the "plasma doesn't take all the power away from the receiver". The unit I was looking at was $110 (Canadian) and the one he recommended was also Dynex, but costs $200.

Any truth to this? I'll upgrade if it is worth it. I trust the sage advice here over the bestbuy help any day.

Look behind the plasma and find out how much power it draws I bet it is a few hundred watts, maybe 250? The receiver will have plenty of power left, not to worry

 

[GTF]

surge suppressors

Before you buy form BB look at these.
I had popping noise's from light switches, vacuum cleaners, etc and
this unit stopped them.
http://www.elect-spec.com/acprot2.htm#Laboratory

GTF