I'd like to pose a question here regarding only a portion of the discussion. This pertains to the "cleanliness" of the power received. I understand that the voltage can fluctuate widely when the utility switches on and out various circuits to meet demand.
Skipp mentions that this can cause nasty things to happen to power supplies in equipment racks and cabinets in transmitter rooms, among other items of equipment. My question is this: is it worthwhile to install a variac on the mains for the item in question to "stabilize" the voltage? Or will this not work as I envision it might/should? Mark - N9WYS -----Original Message----- (much text snippage) I'll take the turn it off when not needed/used gamble because I've seen first hand what can and does come down the power line quite a bit more often that one would expect. It's not pretty, nor is it clean or stable 100% of the time. Our local utility does a big grid switch every weekday morning about 8am and that event alone is a huge glitch generator.
