Balanced mains supply

[aliEnRIK]

Cheers Chris

Looks like ill have to keep my eye on the ball with this one

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info Rik. Seems like they can make a difference. Just wondering if it does anything about the variations in voltage. I'll be interested to hear how they perform. Anyone tried them with the Quantum units?

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry, just picked up on the posts!

The balanced mains supply units will improve after running in. They divide current equally between the + and - feeds, the larger the transformer VA rating the smoother the output.

What they don't do is deal with over / under voltages, that requires additional components.

A interesting comment Chris about the BT units.
I find that with mine being fed off a 40A wire gauge radial (20A CB) along with a strong 'True Earth' and a hard wired Tacima block the mains output off them is as good as it can be in my home.

The BT units do not run a Balanced mains supply, but they deal with surges, filtering and smoothing by use of a transformer, surge protection AND mains capacitors.

Really pleased that you have discovered the improvements to your system already.

 

[aliEnRIK]

trevor79:Sorry, just picked up on the posts!

The balanced mains supply units will improve after running in. They divide current equally between the + and - feeds, the larger the transformer VA rating the smoother the output.

What they don't do is deal with over / under voltages, that requires additional components.

So what happens if say the voltage is 228? +115 -113?

 

[Anonymous]

The transformer divides the voltage and it remains balanced despite fluctuations in the supply.
Running two legs of 110v puts less stress on equipment so it runs better with a longer life expectancy.

UK electrical equipment is designed to run at 220v, any more than that is a waste of energy.

 

[aliEnRIK]

Apologies Trevor

I misstook what you meant when you said they dont deal with different voltages

 

[Anonymous]

That's OK. UK mains voltage is set around 240v. That's higher than it needs to be.

There's a big energy saving drive with grants available to industry and commerce to reduce voltages down to 220v as well as cleaning it up.
Take a look at these guys...http://powerstar.co.uk/voltageoptimisation.html
They have an impressive list of customers enjoying savings up to 26%!

Who says cleaning up the mains makes no difference?

Unfortunately we domestic consumers cannot reduce the Mains voltage, but we can do everything else!

 

[Anonymous]

Just wondering how people are getting on with their Airlink Balance Power Supplies? Do they make a big difference to the sound? Do the units themselves generate any noise?

 

[aliEnRIK]

The numpties delivered the wrong unit. Once im connected ill post what ive found

 

[Anonymous]

I'm still experimenting with mine and so far it seems better working on its own without my Isotek mains conditioner running from it. It is still a bit noisy though. It has improved in that respect since I first had it so I am hoping it will improve further as time passes.

 

[aliEnRIK]

Which Isotek unit have you got Chris?

 

[Anonymous]

I have an old "Multi-Way"