Filter comparison II

> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [eSens] Filter comparison II
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:28 PM
> Hi all,
>
> Okay, here a new round of power line filter testing, with
> some new
> additions and the elimination of filters that made no
> difference.
>
> KEY
> Furman = Furman PST-10D power strip
> Power Sentry = Power Sentry 6-outlet power strip
> Blue Circle = Blue Circle Power Line Pillow MkIII (parallel
> filter)
> Noise Harvester = PS Audio Noise Harvester (parallel
> filter)
> Isobar New = Tripp Lite Isobar new version
> Isobar Old = Tripp Lite Isobar old version, -75db outlet
> Brickwall = Brick Wall Surge Suppressor
> Stetzer = reading on the Stetzer meter
> Entech = reading on the Entech meter
>
> NO VACCUUM, MEASURE NOISE AT WALL OUTLET WHEN THESE DEVICES
>
> ARE PLUGGED INTO THE OTHER OUTLET
>
> No filter       Stetzer=190
> Entech=59
> Furman          Stetzer=130
> Entech=23
> Power Sentry    Stetzer=240 Entech=5
> Blue Circle     Stetzer= 95 Entech=2
> Noise Harvester Stetzer=153 Entech=0.3
> Isobar new      Stetzer=200 Entech=20
> Isobar old      Stetzer=180 Entech=66
> Brickwall       Stetzer=135
> Entech=55
>
> NO VACUUM, FILTER PLUGGED INTO WALL OUTLET, MEASURE NOISE
> AT
> FILTER OUTLET (FILTER OUTPUTS)
>
> Furman          Stetzer= 30
> Entech=0.1
> Power Sentry    Stetzer= 80 Entech=4
> Isobar new      Stetzer= 40 Entech=3
> Isobar old      Stetzer= 54 Entech=0.1
> Brickwall       Stetzer=100
> Entech=0.2
>
> VACCUM ON AND PLUGGED INTO FILTER (OR PARALLEL DEVICE USED
> IN ANOTHER WALL OUTLET), MEASURE NOISE AT OTHER WALL
> OUTLET
>
> No filter       Stetzer=1100
> Entech=176
> Furman          Stetzer=370 
> Entech=20
> Power Sentry    Stetzer=1000 Entech=44
> Blue Circle     Stetzer=500 
> Entech=17
> Noise Harvester Stetzer=700  Entech=2.5
> Isobar new      Stetzer=570  Entech=21
> Isobar old      Stetzer=1000 Entech=80
> Brickwall       Stetzer=570 
> Entech=62
>
> VACUUM ON AND PLUGGED INTO WALL OUTLET, FILTER PLUGGED
> INTO OTHER WALL OUTLET, MEASURE NOISE AT FILTER OUTLET
> (FILTER OUTPUTS):
>
> No filter       Stetzer=1100 
> Entech=170
> Furman         
> Stetzer=400   Entech=0.6
> Power Sentry    Stetzer=1100  Entech=38
> Isobar new     
> Stetzer=600   Entech=5
> Isobar old      Stetzer=1000  Entech=2
> Brickwall   
>    Stetzer=600   Entech=1
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Monday, April 5, 2010, 10:05 PM
> > hmmmm, looks like the Furman is
> the best product?
>
> From these meters, at least.  It is also a "tolerable"
> product
> from my point of view, while the Stetzer filter (not
> tested,
> as I no longer have any) and Blue Circle are not. 
>
> Note also that the Furman PST-10D has both "analog" and
> "digital"
> filtered outlets, and my test results were for the analog
> outlets.  The readings on the digital outlets were
> actually
> a bit worse.
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Monday, April 5, 2010, 10:19 PM
> > Are the digital outlets for DVD
> Players? They make the PST-8 without the
> > digital filters.
>
> I think the digital outlets are so your digital components
> (HDTV) don't
> interfere with your analog components (old-fashioned amp).
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
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> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 1:25 PM
> > ah, so I guess its good to get
> the D Models for an entertainment center
> > Although for the computer it wouldn't be necessary
>
> Yes, after doing those tests, I've convinced myself that I
> need a
> Furman PST-8 for my workplace.  :-)
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
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> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 3:08 PM
> > what do you have your computer.
> etc attached to now?
>
> My home computer is hooked up to a Furman PST-8D, and
> then I have a Quantum Power Strip running off of that
> to connect my computer monitor to. 
>
> My work computer is just hooked up to a Quantum Power
> strip, and I have some other Quantum hardware
> (Quantum Pro, Quantum Monitor) as well.  But since
> I'm not making good use of some of these other
> filters, I should try them out at work.  Especially
> since my current work location is worse EMF-wise
> than in previous years...
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
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> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:10 PM
> > how come you didnt hook your
> monitor into the furman?
>
> The monitor is connected to the Quantum, which is
> connected
> to the Furman.  So in a way, it *is* connected to the
> Furman.
> Besides, like I've said before, the Quantums are the
> things
> that have made the most difference in my symptoms, even
> though they don't look that great meter-wise.  I
> actually
> never thought the Furman really helped -- just that it
> didn't make things worse, like many power strips.
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
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> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:29 PM
> > I haven't noticed any health
> benefits to the quantum strip/outlets. In
> > fact i have been feeling quite lousy lately but I'm
> sure its unrelated.
>
> Actually, if I go back to when I first started using the
> Quantum stuff,
> the pattern was this:
>
>   -- felt unusually good the first day
>   -- felt like crap for the next several days
>
> The feeling like crap is detox.
>
> If you think that is happening to you, and the Quantum
> stuff is the
> cause, just cut back.  But maybe you're feeling lousy
> for other
> reasons.
>
> Marc
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> From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Filter comparison II
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> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 10:44 PM
> > That pretty much sums up how it
> went.
> > If it'll go away (assuming this is the cause) I'll
> just power through it
> > because I don't want to start unplugging everything
> again.
>
> You may recall that I mentioned something about my not
> using more than two
> Quantum power strips at a time in the same house? 
> There was a reason for
> that -- it was more than I could handle. 
>
> Now, 9 years later, I could probably handle all sorts of
> Quantum power
> strips in the house, and not notice a thing.  But not
> originally.
>
> Marc
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> -- felt like crap for the next several days
>
> The feeling like crap is detox.
>
> If you think that is happening to you, and the Quantum
> stuff is the
> cause, just cut back. But maybe you're feeling lousy
> for other
> reasons.
>