Hi,
Since the Kronos streams from the SSD whenever you play its pianos, I would think buying an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) would be crucial to the stability of using this instrument long-term to avoid brownouts, sags, etc.
Does anybody know if the Kronos uses Active or Passive PFC in its power supply?
That makes a difference on what type of UPS to use.
Thanks in advance,
Steve Cooper
Does Kronos use Active or Passive PFC in its power supply?
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I don't know the answer to your question but would you be able to figure it out with a detailed picture of the inside of the power supply?
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Here you can see an picture of the power supply:McHale wrote:I don't know the answer to your question but would you be able to figure it out with a detailed picture of the inside of the power supply?
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Re: Does Kronos use Active or Passive PFC in its power suppl
It's also crucial to avoid the 2 minute boot time on stage if the power glithed such that it crashes the Kronos, your band mates are carrying on and you look like a lemon!evimidiman wrote:Hi,
Since the Kronos streams from the SSD whenever you play its pianos, I would think buying an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) would be crucial to the stability of using this instrument long-term to avoid brownouts, sags, etc.

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I wish I was smart enough to be able to look at and know what type of circuit it is, but I'm notSynthee wrote:Here you can see an picture of the power supply:McHale wrote:I don't know the answer to your question but would you be able to figure it out with a detailed picture of the inside of the power supply?
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Re: Does Kronos use Active or Passive PFC in its power suppl
So true!!! I should have mentioned that I have the newest Kronos 2, 61 key, so I don't know if they have had different power supplies in the 3 versions of Kronos hardware...Derek Cook wrote:It's also crucial to avoid the 2 minute boot time on stage if the power glithed such that it crashes the Kronos, your band mates are carrying on and you look like a lemon!evimidiman wrote:Hi,
Since the Kronos streams from the SSD whenever you play its pianos, I would think buying an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) would be crucial to the stability of using this instrument long-term to avoid brownouts, sags, etc.