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« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2010, 08:09:18 PM »
However a power conditioner will do nothing to help that situation, unfortunately. Whats needed is a Voltage Regulator, along with a conditioner. I've been looking out for one of those as I've noticed exactly the same thing, some times my OTS sounds great and other times not so.

I've looked at the Furman gear but they're too expensive for me for the EU voltage models. I wonder if anyone has tried some of the better (sine wave output) computer regulators? They do seem to be a good price.
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« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2010, 06:11:07 AM »
Power conditioner will ensure incoming voltage is within range, so it will protect your amp from surge and peaks, plus RF (Radio Frequency) filtering. Mine also has voltmeter and ammeter ... so this way I know what is going on in a certain situation.

Just imagine you are on some stage running your amp on some questionable generators and on the same phase light guy is switching on and off some big lights (kW)... that is bound to cause some voltage spikes. Things like that power conditioner will take care of... for more, you need a Voltage Regulator but like hywelg said, that stuff is expensive.
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« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2010, 06:28:40 AM »
For my PC, I bought a 2000VA uninterruptable Power supply for £188 new, spec was:

    * UPS,2000VA + USB
    * Output Voltage Fixed:230V
    * External Length / Height:192mm
    * External Width:130mm
    * External Depth:382mm
    * AC Power:2000VA
    * Battery Backup Time:90min
    * Input Frequency:50Hz
    * Max Supply Frequency:60Hz
    * Power Rating:2000VA
    * Supply Voltage:230V
    * Weight:14.5kg

Bear in mind these contain a lead acid battery, so you have to carry them carefully
Fun to carry on playing when the power goes out though!
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« Reply #18 on: October 15, 2010, 10:07:27 AM »
Not to mention additional 14.5kg to carry around.

...but I agree, UPS is the best thing to have... but you need a roadie as your slave.
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« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2010, 01:52:53 PM »
I'm not sure what the tolerances are for UPS's though, a couple I have read are +-5% which equates to +-11volts. Not sure if that is adequate seeing as that is pretty much what we get now at different times of the day. And very few of them output a sine wave.
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« Reply #20 on: October 15, 2010, 09:27:38 PM »
my mains power here in England went crazy twice last year (I live in a village with overhead lines)
It went down so much only some things worked at all. I got my DVM out: About 127 volts I think at one stage, about 140v most of the time for an hour or so

I used to work at the UK Electricity research site, I learnt odd bits of info.
When power demand is high or low, they have giant versions of variacs in the local substations, to maintain current (AFAIK), so presumably when a part of the grid fails, the voltage can drop further. I think they would be better to cut it off then, so I got the UPS as a safeguard for my most serious PC.
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« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2010, 07:13:58 PM »
I currently don't gig, at home player, so my settings are: 

Volume and Master on about 2-3.  Kleinulator, Dr Scientist Reverb and Trex Replica in loop and then I use a Klon as a clean boost (really helps opens up amp at lower volume), Dumkudo and SOV-2 OD pedals for OD, so I don't use the lead channel currently which is wonderful.

Anyone else using in their home and if so, what's your low volume settings, etc.
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« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2010, 08:32:50 PM »
Separate head and cab loaded with Celestion Gold speaker. I run my guitars straight into the amp with a Strymon Blue Sky reverb in the effects loop, no K-lator or D-lator required. Highly recommend Strymon FX, these units do not screw up the sound of the amp. No OD/distortion pedal can equal the built in overdrive of the OTS, IMO.
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« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2010, 11:31:24 PM »
Quote from: axiology on October 20, 2010, 08:32:50 PM
Separate head and cab loaded with Celestion Gold speaker. I run my guitars straight into the amp with a Strymon Blue Sky reverb in the effects loop, no K-lator or D-lator required. Highly recommend Strymon FX, these units do not screw up the sound of the amp. No OD/distortion pedal can equal the built in overdrive of the OTS, IMO.

Do you use your OTS on lead channel only and roll off volume on guitar to clean up?  I find it a little tough to use both channels while not having a too large of a volume jump when I go to lead/od channel.  Let me know please - thanks. 
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« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2010, 03:29:56 AM »
Quote from: TommyTone on October 20, 2010, 11:31:24 PM
Quote from: axiology on October 20, 2010, 08:32:50 PM
Separate head and cab loaded with Celestion Gold speaker. I run my guitars straight into the amp with a Strymon Blue Sky reverb in the effects loop, no K-lator or D-lator required. Highly recommend Strymon FX, these units do not screw up the sound of the amp. No OD/distortion pedal can equal the built in overdrive of the OTS, IMO.

Do you use your OTS on lead channel only and roll off volume on guitar to clean up?  I find it a little tough to use both channels while not having a too large of a volume jump when I go to lead/od channel.  Let me know please - thanks. 

It's simple! Use the ratio control to set the balance between the clean channel and OD. These dumble clone amps are unique in the way this works. It's interactive, if the OD sound is too loud compared to clean turn down the ratio and use the master to set  the overall volume. The volume control will also affect the amount of OD you get.           
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« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2010, 09:23:08 PM »
Here's how my rig is setup:

84' Fender MIJ Strat w/ Burstbuckers,
90's Fender Strat w/ Birdseye neck (Ebony board) Fralin Blackface pups
Sometimes a 53' Harmony Lapsteel or 50's Oahu Tonemaster Lapsteel>
 
Custom Line Buffer (for long cable runs,low output pups)>
Wampler Ecstasy Drive>
BC183 and NKT275 Fuzz's (Either or pending what kind of mood I'm in)>
DOD envelope filter & modded Boss SD-1 in a True bypass isolation looper (to bypass the input buffers these      pedals contain)>
Uni-Vibe clone>
Fulltone OCD v 1.4>

Into a A-B-Y box that goes to>
 
 100w HRM BM (always there "main amp")
 D-lator in the loop with a T.C. M300 (for verb/delay)
 2x12 oval ported cab with 2x EvM-12-L's
 
And pending on how big the gig is I use either of these (Never both)

 64 Bandmaster with Skyliner EQ' (2x6L6)
 into an oval ported 1x12" cab with a Texas Heat

Or:

 Fuzz Face into a 70's Traynor YBA-Bassmaster modded to a JTM-45 with a Pre amp Boost (2xEL34's)
 into a custom Leslie (Vibrotone type) cab with 12" Celestion G12-65


  It all seems elaborate but this is all only for gig's. I'm currently working on a small combo amp (100w 1 channel Dumble Small Special clone w/ buffered loop) for grab and go apps as this rig is just too big for a fly by open mic or rehearsal etc.
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