Comments on: Improve Digital Scale Performance with Affordable Line Conditioner

By: martin

martin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:28:54 +0000

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By: jthyttin

jthyttin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:35:27 +0000

To be blunt, I don’t believe these simple “conditioners” solve anything but worst problems. Right voltage isn’t the only feature of “quality electricity”.

If you use UPS (Un-interruptible Power Source), you have to get real “Online” model to get decent sin wave output. Cheaper models (anything up to a few thousand) just give you square wave which screws up most electronics.

That said, I haven’t got time to investigate the APC conditioner, especially since I don’t live in US. But I use consumer grade APC UPSes etc.

By: Sharris

Sharris — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:43:18 +0000

Those devices already step down to low voltage DC and only draw a small percentage of the available power.

If you are running a 15amp 110V load on a 16amp circut and have voltage swings you might be ‘on the edge’ and need a line conditioner. In any case 1000VA line conditioner is extreem overkill and is intended for say a very high end power hungry sound and video reciver on a 20amp circut.

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:58:40 +0000

How about the APC LE1200 1200VA Voltage Regulator from amazon.com. It costs $48.36 and is available for free shipping.

By: Justin P

Justin P — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:31:24 +0000

I’ve got a better solution. Don’t buy an MXX-123/VIC-123. I’ve had two, with all the expensive line conditioners/regulators to go with them, and they were still [disappointing in function]. Buy a RCBS Chargemaster and don’t look back.

By: Mr Bill

Mr Bill — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:53:13 +0000

Pretty expensive when the scale actually runs on 9VDC. I built a regulated 9VDC with a 12V AC adapter, a 3 terminal 9-volt regulator IC and a couple of capacitors for all of about $8. It works great on my RCBS.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:18:34 +0000

And the two sites are so identical that the shipping was the same on TigerDirect to. So the $20 savings still applies.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:17:47 +0000

You can get the same exact thing through the almost identical website at Circuit City for $20 less: http://www.circuitcity.com/cgi-bin/ShoppingCart.asp?prchbcart=y&msg=0&q=1. But shipping is kind of expensive…$25.89 to my location.

Editor: Maybe there is a special price in your area. But when we checked the price at CircuitCity.com for the APC H10 Line Conditioner, the listed price was $149.98. That’s forty dollars more, not twenty dollars less.

LINK: http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4197031&sku=A75-2071&srkey=A75-2071

Jon–the URL you list for Circuit City doesn’t work as an entry page. Where did you see the $20 cheaper price?