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Post by dustinb on Jul 23, 2007 19:48:04 GMT -7
I've got the EP2500 behind my screen wall. So I don't want to have to turn it on and off manually. Asked Behringer what they thought the current draw was when on but doing nothing. Support supposedly asked an engineer and he responded about 1amp. Which was kinda close I guess. Just got one of these www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.htmlOn but doing nothing the EP2500 draws 0.5 amp or 33 watts according to the Kill A Watt. So at my 13 cents per kilowatt hour it would cost $40 a year to leave on 24/7. Guess that's enough to justify buying a few relays so my receiver can turn it on and off.
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Post by inm8 on Jul 23, 2007 20:11:31 GMT -7
Thanks for the information. I wondered the same thing a while ago, but I was too lazy to email behringer The relay circuit is a good idea. I may try it out at some stage, but in the meatime I have bought one of these: www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/46a56ee60657e5362740c0a87f9c071c/Product/View/M7815 which should allow me to remotely turn it on and off. I haven't tested it yet, but I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully it can handle the current!
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Post by txsmoke on Jul 26, 2007 18:43:27 GMT -7
I picked up a Furman PS Pro just for this and it works like a charm. Has outlets for uninterrupted power, a set that comes on when the unit is activated, and then 2 more sets that can come on sequentially at a user settable interval. So, the sequence is I have set is
Power on- bring up first outlet 10 seconds later or so, outlet 2 comes on. 10 seconds after that, outlet 3 comes on.
Rated for 20 amps. Built in conditioner and surge. Has a 10 foot (nonremoveable) cord with a 20 amp plug on it (one spade is sideways). Required a 20 amp branch circuit.
I rigged a small relay to close when my processor comes on that closes the contacts to activate the PSPro. I think I paid about $75 on ebay. It's not the series 2 version, but I think it works pretty much the same way.
Mike
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