Question about power conditioners ....

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Are there any power conditioners that accept 2 separate 120V inputs, for example 20A lines, and make a 30-40 balanced unit. Without adding a 240V line and using a conditioner to step down to a 30A 120V outlet, I'd like to just plug in 2 separate ac cords and get a more capable set of outlets. Is this even possible?

Thanks!

Or possible even a 240V unit that will accept two 120V lines and give me higher output 120V outlets. Curious. Something like the Richard Gray Substation pro but with two 120V inputs.
 

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I have never heard of a PC that does this, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist of course.
 
I should of had a 240V outlet put in so I could use something like the Substation Pro giving me multiple 120V outlets with a 33A capacity.

Input power 240V
Output Power
120 VAC
60 HZ
33.3 A (4,000 Watts)
 
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Haha !!! Electrical questions . I have been thinking on this for awhile.
If you run 240v instead of 120v your cutting your amps in 1/2 but your still using the same wattage. It doesn't make your electric to down in price either. Not that that is your question , just a statement. So I was thinking just running 2 separate lines to 2 separate outlets and then running 2 smaller conditioners. So source and pre on 1 and amps on another.
You can run upto 8000w on a 40a 240v breaker without having to worry or 6000w on a 30a breaker. You can use 10/2 wire for the 30a but for a 40a with that much power going through it I would be safe and use 8/2 wire. It's expensive .
I know that doesn't answer your question . Lol.
There are power controllers at hydroponics stores (not that i would know anything about that) that you can plug 8-1000w pieces of equip into one box and run it to a 40a breaker . I'm sure they must have the same for stereo power.
 
I say just run 2 separate 20A circuits and use 2 balanced power conditioners. That's what I did. Each unit provides 20A RMS/60A Peak Power. That said the noise floor does not exist.
 
I spoke to Conrad Johnson. They said each ART mono amplifier draws a maximum of 3A, closer to 2.8A each. That's only a total of just under 6A. The preamp draws a miniscule amount of power. The balance of the 20A circuit is plenty for the sources. Their recommendation and preference is actually to run the system from one 20A circuit. When I separate the amps on their own dedicated 20A outlets, I get a little hum. I was told I get that because of the differential in the grounds. When everything is on one circuit, it's dead quiet. So, I guess I worry for nothing. If I had it to do over, I would just run one dedicated 220-240V outlet and use something like the Richard Gray Substation pro which would give me multiple outlets with a total of 33A at around 4000 watts output. Sure it's overkill, but that's my middle name.
 
[h=1]RGPC SubStation Pro Offers AC Line Isolation[/h]SubStation Pro has a 4,000-watt capacity and takes up four rack spaces.










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By Steve Crowe, October 09, 2008

Richard Gray's Power Company has introduced the SubStation Pro, a power management device that uses a 240-volt AC line.

It turns a 240V line into an isolated 120V line to help A/V components run more efficiently and generate less heat.

RGPC says the SubStation Pro isolates installs so all connected components operate on a "blank slate" of conditioned AC power.

RGPC says the SubStation Pro has a capacity of 4,000 watts — nearly 2,000 more than the original SubStation — and is designed for mid-sized electronics.

The SubStation Pro, designed only for 240V input, takes up four rack spaces and has six 20-amp outlets on the rear panel.

The company also says a lightning strike cannot penetrate the isolation transformer, adding that it automatically rejects the unbalanced signal.

The RGPC SubStation is now shipping.

MSRP: $3,995
 
Hey Joe (Where ya goin' with that gun in your hand),

Do you have LIPA? Do you have brown outs very often? I have customers that live in Wantagh and the Hamptons that have complete Kondo systems and they have LIPA being on LI of course. They ALL use Pure Power regeneration power units. Besides getting a constant 120V to all equipment, they get 1 hour of battery back up. There is nothing like seeing the power start flickering on and off and sitting there watching your $100K Ongaku's 211's flickering on and off with the power. Talking about jumping out of your seat and running for the power cord. Do that once and it's time for battery back up. I have never ever, ever considered putting any type of amps into ANYTHING but the wall. Now I use the PP units, not only because I sell them, but I actually like the way everything sounds through them. And my projection system, it's uncanny how the projector loves getting 120V constant without ever seeing a fluctuation.

Anyway, just thinking about you and LIPA?
 
Hi Bob,

I have a PP2000. We'll have to talk about it. Can the outlets on the back be upgraded?
 
You can get upgraded outlets as an option, I can find out if they will upgrade an existing unit. It might be easier to sell this one and get a new one. I use one PP3000 for my whole room. I have all kinds of stuff plugged into it. We can talk about it later.....
 
Oh you have lipa. Your power might not be back on yet from the storm. Lol!!!
 
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