Furman Sound AR-15 manual

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    AC LINE VOL T AGE REGULA T OR AND POWER CONDITIONER A R - 1 5 VOL T AGE REGULA TORS[...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER Con gra tul atio ns on you r pu rch ase of a Fur man AR -15 AC Li ne V olt age Re gul a- tor / Pow er C ond iti one r . The AR- Ser ies reg ula tor s ar e d esi gne d sp eci fica lly for any au dio , vi deo , o r c ompu ter ra ckmo unt sys tem re quir ing cl ean , fil ter ed, and re gu- lat ed AC po[...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER 5 . C le an th e AR - 15 w i th a da m p cl o t h on l y . D o n ot u se s o lv e n t s o r ab r a si ve cl ea n er s . Ne v e r p o u r a ny l i qu i d on o r i n t o th e u ni t . 6. When left unused for a long period of time, the power cord of the AR-15 should be un - plugged from the outlet. 7. Th[...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER accidental connections to 208 or 240 V AC, by shutting off the incoming power until the over voltage condition is corrected. LiFT (Linear Filtering T echnology) Unfortunately , traditional AC filter - condition - ers have been designed for unrealistic labora- tory conditions. Prior technologies, whet[...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER the unit. This fuse will blow if the unit has been connected to a voltage that is above the range of the Extreme V oltage Shut- down circuitry . T o re pl ac e i t, t he u ni t mu s t be c om p le te ly d is co nn ec t ed f ro m al l po we r an d re m ov ed f ro m i ts r a ck . Th e s i x he x h ea d [...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER The AR-15 can handle loads totalling up to 15 amperes as long as the input voltage is equal to or above 124 volts. For voltages below that level, its capacity must be derated at approxi- mately 1 13 milliamperes per volt. (See graphs on back page.) As a practical matter , therefore, to cope successful[...]

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    AR-15 VOL T AGE REGULA T OR / POWER CONDITIONER dat e of pur cha se. Th e Pu rcha ser of the prod uct is allo wed fift een day s fr om the date of pur chas e to comp lete wa rran ty r egis tra tion by mail or on- lin e at the Fu rman web site . I f th e Pr oduc t do es not con form to thi s Li mite d W arra nty duri ng t he war rant y pe rio d (a [...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS Spike Prot ection M odes: Line to neutral, zero g round leakage Spike Clamping V oltage: 188 V pk @ 3,000 amps, 133 V AC RMS (tested to UL-1449 6,000 Vpk @ 3,000 amps) Response time: 1 nanosecond Maximum surge current: 6,500 amps V oltmeter Accuracy: ±5V “In Regulation” Ranges: AR-15 II: Provides regulation ±5V in 120V mode fr[...]