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I may be wrong, but a voltage regulator will give you clean power, but it will not increase the voltage. If they are running 108 there is something wrong with their electrical system, most areas should be running between 110, and 120.

There's nothing wrong with 108v per se. It's the mathematical resultant of the total phases and commercial feeder lines feeding the site.. This can differ substantially from what you find in a residential home. it is generally going to fall somewhere between 100v and 140v with a nominal rating of 110v, 120v, or 130v
 
All my extentions are 12ga or 10ga minimum. Yes for a lot of aplications it's over kill but at least I know every cord I have can handle any needs I my have.
 
that's what I thought. It's unbelievable the number of venues I work where it registers around 108. Should I buy one of those high-end voltage regulators to stabilize a constant 115? Not even sure how all that works...


I like the Monster power conditioners because they have built in voltage meter plus amp draw and it also lets you know if the outlet is grounded and that you have a clean signal.
This one is on my board and powers the components in my main controller rack. It's running a mixer, drive rack, 2 eq'a Cd player, a few board lights and a rack fan and it only draws 00.4 amps. I have one on each of my amp racks. I can run up to a 30 amp draw with this unit.
As you can see tonight my outlet power is running at 129 volts. By using a good conditioner even though it's getting 129 volts it's only putting out 120 to my components keeping them safe.
Running 4 EV Q1212 amps at full power it only draws about 20 amps, depending on the music and how much draw the amps need.
The power cord on the back of the unit is heavy enough to power a welder. I opened it up one time and all the internals are all very heavy gauge wiring and it looks like it's very heavily built.

When I built my studio I dedicated each outlet to a single breaker. Ever wall socket has it's own breaker. I have some on one 110 leg and some on the other 110 leg and I run my amps on one leg and all my other gear on the other.

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I've already expressed my opinion of using these "devices" with modern equipment. However, if you want to do a true meaningful improvement to your home studio, try these -
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Hospital Grade outlets. Nice, firm connection so Grannies respirator works correctly - and your home stereo sounds better.
 
I have some on one 110 leg and some on the other 110 leg and I run my amps on one leg and all my other gear on the other.
That is sometimes a recipe for ground differential and ground loops. I can't imagine a home studio requiring more than 7 or 8 amps of total power, let alone max out a 15 or 20 amp single circuit.
 
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I've already expressed my opinion of using these "devices" with modern equipment. However, if you want to do a true meaningful improvement to your home studio, try these -
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Hospital Grade outlets. Nice, firm connection so Grannies respirator works correctly - and your home stereo sounds better.
I absolutely refuse to acknowledge any SONIC change with outlets (unless broken) or "magic" power cords. However, the hospital grade outlets won't break break at the lower ground hole like many regular outlets do.
 
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I absolutely refuse to acknowledge any SONIC change with outlets (unless broken)
You're right, and that's the key right there. You know all those plugs that have "blackened" pins from heat, due to poor connections? What do you think the inside of the outlet looks Like? The typical UL approved outlet was never designed for constant plugging in/unplugging - hospital grade outlets are.
 
That is sometimes a recipe for ground differential and ground loops. I can't imagine a home studio requiring more than 7 or 8 amps of total power, let alone max out a 15 or 20 amp single circuit.

Never had a ground loop issue in over 20 years.
 
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As you can see tonight my outlet power is running at 129 volts. By using a good conditioner even though it's getting 129 volts it's only putting out 120 to my components keeping them safe.

Are you sure you're not talking about a power regulator? I thought it was a regulator that boosts/lowers voltage?
 
Are you sure you're not talking about a power regulator? I thought it was a regulator that boosts/lowers voltage?

Your right, it's not a regulator but it does monitor power and will shut things down if it exceeds the set perimeters. I think it does regulat power somewhat, but is not a true power regulator.
I like it because it gives you extra features like on board voltage/amp monitoring with a ground indicator that tells you what condition the outlet is providing. No need for test meters to check the outlets at a venue.
I can say without any doubt, it does clean up your power supply tremendously. I never have issues with power at venues anymore. It gets rid of all the noise from neon lighting and virtually all hums and buzzes that use to happen all the time with cheap power conditioners.
At the time I took that pic, my power was 129volts. Now it's reading 123 volts coming from the same outlet. I have found that the power here at my house does fluctuate between the lowest I have seen it at 120 and as high as 129.