Furman AC-215A Datasheet

AC-215A COMPACT POWER CONDITIONER WITH AUTO-RESETTING VOLTAGE PROTECTION

Furman’s exclusive SMP Technology provides the highest level of surge & spike protection available

LiFT offers linear AC power filtering to ensure clean power for unequaled audio & video clarity

Auto-Reset EVS circuitry detects dangerous voltage irregularities and safely powers down itself and connected equipment in unsafe conditions

LED indicators provide information on power quality and operational status of unit

10 amp rating featuring circuit breaker for added protection

Zero ground contamination circuitry protects critical video circuits

Compact chassis design easily attaches to any flat screen television mount or any other remote location

LINEAR FILTERING TECHNOLOGY (LiFT)

This section filters the incoming AC power in a linear fashion,
reducing line noise to unprecedentedly low levels. This en­sures optimum performance of all connected equipment.

SERIES MULTI-STAGE PROTECTION (SMP)

These components harness excess voltage in the incom­ing power and releases it safely, protecting your equipment
without sacrificing components or requiring maintenance.

EXTREME VOLTAGE PROTECTION (EVS)

This circuitry senses extreme or prolonged voltage conditions
and automatically turns off the unit, safely powering down all
connected equipment. When voltage returns to a safe level,
the unit is automatically reset.

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Please Note: Illustration provides a broad overview of Furman’s SMP board and does not reflect the specific complexity of each circuit therein.

CASE STUDY: NEW COPPER PENNY NIGHTCLUB

“The New Copper Penny is serviced by Brownell Sound, a Portland-based audio, video, and lighting
installer. The first order of business was to determine what was causing the unusual projector prob­lems at the club. ‘In one case, I had to replace a Viewsonic projector that I had just installed after it
took out a bulb in only 175 hours,’ says Kurt Bevers, owner of Brownell Sound. ‘That is very unusual.
So I brought the projector in for testing and found nothing wrong with it. But I knew something had
to be going on, so I went back to the club for more testing.’ Bevers tested the signal line and the
AC voltage, both of which were fine. He just couldn’t find the problem. When he was explaining this
to the owner’s son, John, he asked a critical question: ‘Have you installed anything new recently?’
With a big smile, John answered that yes, they had recently installed neon signs that displayed the

club’s logo. Bevers asked John to turn on the lights and tested the voltage again. This time, Bevers
discovered that the neon fixtures were releasing voltage onto the load neutral that was oscillating between 2 to 30VAC, eliminating the digital projec­tors’ ground reference for bulb circuits and leaving them exposed to damaging transients.

With the proper power management in place, the service calls stopped and the bulb life (projector) was not only restored, it was significantly ex­tended. The bulb life of all the projectors increased by a minimum of 40%. ‘With the AC-215, the Viewsonic projectors that are supposed to last 2,000
hours have been going for 2,900 to 3,000 hours,’ says Bevers. ‘The NEC projectors that have a projected bulb life of 4,000 hours in economy mode
have been lasting about 5,400 hours.’ This translates to an extra six months of use for eight video projectors—each running for eight hours per day.
It also translated to huge money savings for the New Copper Penny.”

“When Good Projectors Go Bad”

Power Conditioning Saves The Day At An Oregon Club
Source: Lighting&Sound America, June 2008
Reprinted with Permission

SPECIFICATIONS AC-215A

AC Current Capacity

Input: 10 Amp capacity required
Output: 10 Amp RMS (both outlets combined)

AC Noise Attenuation, Transverse (Differential) Mode

>40dB @ 100kHz
>50dB @ 500kHz
(linear attenuation curve from 0.05 to 100Ω line impedance)

Transient Voltage Surge Suppression

120VAC - Series Multi-Stage Protection
Non-Sacrificial with Zero Ground Contamination
188V peak clamping @ 6000V/3000A input

AC-215A mounted inside a guitar amplifier (left) and behind a
flat-screen television (above). The slim, compact design is sleek
and unobtrusive, allowing for ease of use and discreet mounting
anywhere that clean, filtered power is needed.

Extreme Voltage Shutdown

137 VAC (Auto-Reset)

Dimensions & Weight

1.75” ( H ) x 5 ” ( W) x 8.5” (D)
3 lbs.

Safety Agency Listing

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