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Originally Posted by starseed  Mis-typed. Price is 2 grand.
If it was 200$ I'd have had them in before I started building, just for good measure.
As it was, it dawned on me during construction that I would have to splash out on a refurb of the electricity. As it is I am looking for ways to get up and running asap.
It is clear though, that this UPS I have will sit next to my computer protecting it from harmful spikes, and letting me do saves in case of any power outs. Just need to get a few cables.
Thanks everyone for your input. Valuable knowledge, truly.
I have one other possible solution. I was offered to buy a big transformer from a local studio for about 500$. Supposed to be an old monster, beefy enough to supply steady current for my whole setup, or so he says.
Whaddya think about that option?
Personally, though I'd love to learn more, I'd feel safer making curtains, like the one's in Mr. Katz's studio  , than doing much of anything with electricity.
So, glad to have the slutboard at my fingertipz.
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"It is clear though, that this UPS I have will sit next to my computer protecting it from harmful spikes"
The thought crossed my mind that anything that drives squares waves into an inductive load may not be the best thing to protect you from spikes! Just a wistful ponderance...
"I have one other possible solution. I was offered to buy a big transformer from a local studio for about 500$. Supposed to be an old monster, beefy enough to supply steady current for my whole setup, or so he says."
Ah, but this is a different process as the transformer would provide balanced power and not back up protection in case of a power failure.
In my mind, I can see how balanced power might help with something like an ancient and ungrounded guitar amp, but spikes (if they are a problem) have a lot of energy in them... they go from nothing to something and back to nothing in a staggering short time... and this energy can permeate through the transformers and regulators in a console power supply (or maybe airborne) and still appear in the console noise floor until the cause of the spike is removed.
I'm not sure that a balancing transformer can fix spikes but it could fix ground issues at the other end of the spectrum.
