Power Conditioner and extension cord? - Blu-ray Forum

meloveHD · 03-26-2009, 05:25 AM

Forgive me if this is a stupid question...

I'm considering rearranging my home theater and the new setup would require me to connect my Monster HTS2000MKII power conditioner to an extension cord and then to the wall.

My question is will this have any effect on the conditioners performance? Any help is appreciated

tlmaclennan · 03-26-2009, 07:28 AM

I think it should be fine as long as it is a good extention cord. Something as good and thick as the power conditioner cord should work. Though I am not expert in electrical work so someone more knowledgable should be able to shed more light on it.

sdhobbs · 03-26-2009, 03:53 PM

I'm in the same boat. I just picked up an APC H15 and need to run an extension cord to it. Haven't bought the cord yet because i'm not sure if it will affect the power conditioner.

liquidice · 03-26-2009, 07:43 PM

shouldn't affect your power center at all. I would recommend, as did tlmaclennan, that you should choose a very small gauge (fatter cord) that would match that of the power center. And don't get it excessively longer than you really need.

Popper · 03-26-2009, 11:11 PM

If its rated for 20 amps you need 12awg or it will say 12/3 on the wire. For 15 amp service the same cept 14awg is the smallest you should use. Thats code and thats the same guage wire your home is wired with for those size circuits.

meloveHD · 03-26-2009, 11:17 PM

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poogie · 03-26-2009, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meloveHD

Forgive me if this is a stupid question...

I'm considering rearranging my home theater and the new setup would require me to connect my Monster HTS2000MKII power conditioner to an extension cord and then to the wall.

My question is will this have any effect on the conditioners performance? Any help is appreciated

Just add up each component's amperage and multiply that with 125%. The rating of extension cord should more than the product you just multiplied.

03-26-2009, 05:25 AM	#1
meloveHD Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:338	Power Conditioner and extension cord? Forgive me if this is a stupid question... I'm considering rearranging my home theater and the new setup would require me to connect my Monster HTS2000MKII power conditioner to an extension cord and then to the wall. My question is will this have any effect on the conditioners performance? Any help is appreciated

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03-26-2009, 07:28 AM	#2
tlmaclennan Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Garden Grove, CA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray collection:121 Trading Score:1	I think it should be fine as long as it is a good extention cord. Something as good and thick as the power conditioner cord should work. Though I am not expert in electrical work so someone more knowledgable should be able to shed more light on it.

03-26-2009, 03:53 PM	#3
sdhobbs Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Del Mar, CA Home Theater Gallery:3	I'm in the same boat. I just picked up an APC H15 and need to run an extension cord to it. Haven't bought the cord yet because i'm not sure if it will affect the power conditioner.

03-26-2009, 07:43 PM	#4
liquidice Mad Scientist Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Milwaukee Home Theater Gallery:43 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews:6	shouldn't affect your power center at all. I would recommend, as did tlmaclennan, that you should choose a very small gauge (fatter cord) that would match that of the power center. And don't get it excessively longer than you really need.

03-26-2009, 11:11 PM	#5
Popper Member Member since:Feb 2009	If its rated for 20 amps you need 12awg or it will say 12/3 on the wire. For 15 amp service the same cept 14awg is the smallest you should use. Thats code and thats the same guage wire your home is wired with for those size circuits.

03-26-2009, 11:17 PM	#6
meloveHD Member Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:338	Thanks guys! I knew i could count on the blu-ray.com brains

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