| I use AR-117 and AR 1215 power regulators here... The lower end power conditioners are a waste of money. Basically a glorified power strip. The regulators are much better, though, as they regulate the voltage.
I've seen some pretty nasty stuff in the field hit those things and they regulate to 117 volts as needed. I've seen cross-patched electrical hookups, I've seen low voltage (90 volts once), etc.. and they always work.
However, the power strips (PL Plus, etc...) have turned to charcoal inside when hit with 125 volts and fried the gear on the other side of it. Ended up costing me several hundred bucks worth of repairs.
--Ben |