Michael Merrell
Stunt Coordinator
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- Mar 14, 2002
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I'm upgrading most of my HT audio equipment and I'm thinking of making power conditioning part of that upgrade.
Currently, I have a surge protector (from Home Depot, forget the brand) plugged into the wall. Both coax cables from the satellite run through the dual connections on the surge protector, then to the DirecTiVo. Same goes for the phone line. Everything but the DirecTiVo plugs into the surge protector. I have a consumer grade 500VA battery backup plugged into the surge protector, and the DirecTiVo plugged into that.
The purpose of the battery backup is not to allow continued viewing during a brown or black out, but to keep the DirecTiVo up and running in that event. This way, no recordings get cut off in the middle due to a reset.
To the meat of the matter:
I am considering the Panamax 5300, primarily due to the twin satellite coax inputs. Otherwise it is overkill. While my upgrade includes a power amp (Parasound HCA855A), the high current outlets aren't necessarily a requirement for me. If they should be, let me know.
I would like to keep the DirecTiVo on battery backup. Can I simply replace my powerstrip with the 5300, plugging the battery backup into the Panamax? Will the UPS affect the video output? If so, would I be better of getting two lower-end Panamax units (with one satellite coax connector each) and run them in parallel, plugged into the UPS, and the other plugged into the wall?
Thanks,
--Mike
Currently, I have a surge protector (from Home Depot, forget the brand) plugged into the wall. Both coax cables from the satellite run through the dual connections on the surge protector, then to the DirecTiVo. Same goes for the phone line. Everything but the DirecTiVo plugs into the surge protector. I have a consumer grade 500VA battery backup plugged into the surge protector, and the DirecTiVo plugged into that.
The purpose of the battery backup is not to allow continued viewing during a brown or black out, but to keep the DirecTiVo up and running in that event. This way, no recordings get cut off in the middle due to a reset.
To the meat of the matter:
I am considering the Panamax 5300, primarily due to the twin satellite coax inputs. Otherwise it is overkill. While my upgrade includes a power amp (Parasound HCA855A), the high current outlets aren't necessarily a requirement for me. If they should be, let me know.
I would like to keep the DirecTiVo on battery backup. Can I simply replace my powerstrip with the 5300, plugging the battery backup into the Panamax? Will the UPS affect the video output? If so, would I be better of getting two lower-end Panamax units (with one satellite coax connector each) and run them in parallel, plugged into the UPS, and the other plugged into the wall?
Thanks,
--Mike