Not getting 120V ?!?! - Power Line Conditioners...

[dhitoshi]

Originally Posted by DarkDune

Boston MA - USA

I live in Portland, Maine. I can confirm that New England has a horrible power grid, and it keeps getting worse with every new SUPER STRIP MALL. I live near downtown Portland and my power is usually 108 to 115 during the day and then after 8pm I am between 122 to 128. After 8pm less strain is on the power grid, being that commercial use is a fraction after 8pm. Power got worse at the hi-fi shop I work at after a new Lowe's/Wal-Mart/Cabela's opened last year less than a mile away. The Panamax's at the store used to read 119 to 122 during the day then 2 new strip malls open up and now the store gets 106 to 116 all day, not to mention that the line noise increased 3 times what we had before from the Audio Prism noise sniffer we use to demo the Panamax's with.
You mentioned recently buying the M5300-PM. I suggest exchanging the unit for the M5400-PM. I originally bought the M5400-PM 18 months ago upgrading from a M5400-EX just so I could benefit from the voltage regulation (the depressing part was that I bought the M5400-EX and 3 months later Panamax announces the PM series). The M5400-PM keeps your power output between 115 to 125 volts at all times via 10 volt increments. I recently upgraded to the M7500-PRO last month because it does 2 volt increments so my power is now always between 119 to 121.
The problem with low voltage such as you are getting is that your gear will draw more current which means your electronics will run hotter, which will shorten their lifespan.
My PS3's overdrive fan does not click on as often since using a power conditioner with voltage regulation.