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Line conditioners

Most people will have a used a power strip with a surge protector at some point - this will shut off an electrical current when the power becomes too high.


If you are setting up audio-visual equipment in a courtroom or other building with an older electrical system it may be wise to also use a line (or power) conditioner which will control the voltage which hardware receives. More modern electrical systems will have line conditioners built-in, but many older facilities will lack them.


Low voltage dips will put stress on electrical devices and cause them to fail. A line conditioner will keep the voltage with a safe range.


A typical line conditioner will look like this model:



The power cords from multiple laptops, printers, and other devices can be plugged into the line conditioner, and the line conditioner's power cord will be plugged to a wall outlet.

The line conditioner should have warning lights which indicate when the power is too high or too low.

Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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