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Can your line conditioner be used with generators? |
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Yes. But while Tripp Lite line conditioners will
stabilize voltage, filter high frequency noise, and protect against
surges and spikes, they will not correct frequency or clean up a
distorted waveform produced by a generator. |
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Can you plug a line conditioner into an inverter? |
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No. Inverters do not require a line conditioner as they already
put out clean AC power. In addition, most inverters put out a modified
sine wave. Line conditioners require true sine wave power as the
surge suppression inside senses the changed waveform as a surge
and will shunt it back to the inverter, thus damaging the inverter.
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Can a line conditioner change 120V to 240V or vice versa?
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No. |
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What is the difference between a line conditioner and
an isolation transformer? |
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That depends on whom you ask. Different manufacturers have different
definitions of what constitutes a line conditioner. To some an isolation
transformer is a line conditioner. Tripp Lite line conditioners
will stabilize voltage, filter high-frequency noise, and protect
against surges and spikes, but they do not provide line isolation.
Tripp Lite isolation transformers provide line isolation but do
not correct for voltage variations. |
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I had a 2-second power outage and your line conditioner
did not keep my equipment running. Why? |
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It is not designed to back up equipment during a power outage,
as it does not have an internal battery. |
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I hear clicking noise coming out of my line conditioner.
Is this normal? |
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Yes. The clicking noise you hear are the relays (taps) adjusting
the incoming AC voltage. |
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My UPS does not have line conditioning. Can I use a line
conditioner with my UPS?
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Tripp Lite does not recommend it. If the line conditioner is
used on the input side of the UPS, the switching taps may cause
the UPS to run from battery power for a few seconds. If this happens
often enough the battery in the UPS will discharge faster than it
recharges. If the line conditioner is used on the output side of
the UPS, it may recognize the PWM output from the inverter as a
surge and become a direct short to the UPS. |
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Will your line conditioner correct frequency?
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No. |
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Will your line conditioner change a square wave or PWM
wave into a sine wave?
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No. The LS/LC/LCR series will do nothing to change the shape
of the waveform fed to them. |
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