[Harp-L] Using Individual Component Power or Power Strip to Power on/off?

[Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill - I actually have a power strip mounted in the floor of my amp to  
make plugging in a pedal or two more convenient. Even a big amp like  
the Cruncher doesn't draw much power. Does your amp have a 2 amp fuse?  
Then it doesn't draw more than about 200 Watts max. 3 amp fuse? 300  
watts max. And actually they draw less than that. There is nothing  
wrong with plugging all your gear into the power strip. Mot power  
strips can handle 1000 or as much as 1500 watts.  You ARE correct in  
powering up with the amp in standby - this is very important to avoid  
stressing the tubes by allowing the rectifier tube to come up fully  
before it has to see much of a load.

/Greg

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> From: Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: July 6, 2010 1:10:47 PM PDT
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Using Individual Component Power or Power Strip to  
> Power on/off?
>
>
> Is it really OK to plug all components (such as delay/reverb,  
> Digitech RP350, a wireless receiver, or kinder, etc) or even a full- 
> size amp like the Cruncher into one power strip and just use the  
> strip to power on/off everything? I'm no electrical engineer but  
> that seems like it might not be good to subvert the regular power  
> switch on those things in that way over and over. I know there's a  
> risk you might surge and trip a breaker, so probably something big  
> like the full amp might not be a good idea, also because I usually  
> turn the power on with the amp on standby to let it warm up the  
> tubes, etc. So maybe cross that one off unless someone feels  
> differently.
>
> It feels like kind of a lazy thing to do, but more convenient if you  
> have several pieces to your rig like some of the ones I see. I was  
> curious about this, and wonder if those of you with a better  
> knowledge of electricity/electronics and how these components,  
> pedals, etc are set up internally might know if there could be any  
> adverse effect on them or even anything that might void a warranty.  
> I'm guessing it might be ok for lighter/simpler stuff like a few  
> pedals, but not for bigger things like the amp, wireless unit, or  
> even Digitech?
>
> Bill Hines