Dangerous power spikes

Reesus

Hi,

Just purchased the PA model and haven't hooked it up yet.

Our band is using a Mackie board, 2 QSC amp (1 for mains, the other for monitors)

Have since read some reviews on Musicians Friend website. Most of them are glowing however there are a few horror stories detailing blown speakers and fried amps due to power surges, both when powering down or when there is an interuption in power.

Can anyone recommend something to prevent this? Would a Furman Power Conditioner help? Is there a certain power up/down sequnece that should be adhered to?

Any help would be appareciated. My band mates lovc me but not enough to have all our gear cooked.

Gadget

the only foolproof way is to bypass the power switch(so noone can inadvertantly shut it off) and add a UPS, NOT a power conditioner.. although a ups with power conditioning is a bonus. The thing is, the UPS (uninteruptable power supply) will keep the DRPA running when everything else goes down.. doesn't have to be much of a unit... $30-40 at new egg.com, or best buy...

The sequence is:
amps always on last
and off first
Its that simple...
Gadget

Cory Cooper

I have actually had the power cut two different times...once from a power outage, the other from a drunk that unplugged everything. Both times I did get the loud pops. No damage whatsoever to the speaks.

Gadget is spot on as always.

C