APC AV H15 question

[phipiper10]

I just purchased this and plugged it in. I'm not anywhere close to an electrician and was hoping you guys could just chime in.

So voltage seems fine after a few hours at 118 or 119 consistently
With everything on - TV/Receiver/Amp/preamp/cable box about 4.5 amps

Power display shows 510-530VA and 33%

Does all this seam reasonable?

Thanks

[noscivic]

I would say that it is fine. Mine pulls around 3.8-4 amps, but I probably dont have the system you do. Also, mine reads around 121-123 volts.


Gary

[phipiper10]

Thanks,

Its not clear, at least to me what the power display is referring to with the 33%

Power display shows 510-530VA and 33%

Is this the capacity of the unit or from the wall or something else?

[Marty913]

My guess is it is used amps (draw) versus the 15 amps available from the wall outlet (or the APC box rating (H15). That would be 15/4.5 = 3. You are roughly at 33% of the available current before the breaker trips. The 510 - 530VA range are amps X volts (4.5 X 118/119). Not sure if the display is infinitely variable or just shows preset ranges.

[TNRabbit]

I have the J-10 unit; the 33% is the max capacity of the unit. Crank it up and watch the percentage in use go up... ;)

[phipiper10]

hmm do i have placebo affect from this unit or maybe its just the beer!

[jmwest1970]

hmm do i have placebo affect from this unit or maybe its just the beer!

The sound might be improved with this unit in place. When I added a Panamax M5300-EX into my HT the noise floor was much lower, and there was a "sparkle" that I didn't hear before. It also got rid of annoying buzz that was occurring. I attribute this to the clean power that it delivered versus the nasty 125v that comes into the house.

Moving the Panamax into the 2 channel system and installing an H15 into the HT didn't seem to change anything and I think it will protect the components a little better since it's trimming the voltage a bit.