Power supply and UPS

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:30 pm

How good is the power supply in the Oasys? Is it worth the effort to schlep along a UPS to gigs to protect the Oasys from transients?

thekeymaster · Post by **thekeymaster** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:34 pm

I would if i were you.I'm doing it with mine,I cant afford to let a £5000+ piece of equipment be damaged that way.Best be safe and protected.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:52 pm

Yeah, I should do it anyway to protect my other instruments --- I have a surge protector but that's probably not sufficient.

Tapas · Post by **Tapas** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:46 am

I am using a Series Mode Surge Protector. The brand and model is Brick Wall PW2RAUD. You can see the details here:

http://www.sellcom.com/brickwall.html#Audiophile

I play the OASYS through a pair of JBL 4328 8” active powered monitors. I believe the Brick Wall unit also helps to filter out some of the AC line noise because the background becomes quieter.

This Surge Protector has been tested to withstand 1000 surges at 6000 volts. It is a pretty impressive rating.

tcornishmn · Post by **tcornishmn** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:53 pm

The Surgex stuff and the Furman Series II are good also.

You don't need a UPS if you can afford the couple of minutes it takes to reboot the Oasys, but a good power conditioner is a good idea, especially if the power source is questionable, such as a generator or festival power source shared by beer fridges, etc.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:55 pm

My concern is damaging the Oasys. I have every computer in my house running through a UPS and that has saved me a number of times in the past during momentary transients.

I'm going to get something and I appreciate the suggestions from everyone.