[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The only thing I can add though is that unless it is an UPS (battery backup) also, then it will not take care of low voltage drops. The problem with an UPS though is they are very heavy to carry around because of the battery. Mine here at home kicks in quite a few times a week because of voltage drop outs (old wiring and too small a transformer on the pole).

Low voltage may or may not cause damage as much as spikes, but it can cause problems with the computer's operation. That said I would say that for you two, at least for the time being it would be best to leave off using the BA. Hoster does have the capability to import those MP3 files you use for the BA and playing them from the playlist too. That is what we do for 15 - 20 minutes before show time.

Dale, have you ever run BA during an entire 3-4 hour Show? If not, then how do you know that it's our machine & not BA causing Hoster shutdowns? There were apparently many users requesting BA that got MTU to add this feature. Since then, very few people on this forum even talk about BA or have let us know how they liked it once they got it. And now, I see many more say that they still use a separate program for playing their music files in-between, so that makes me wonder, how many people are actually using BA.....?????

Also, can I ask what prompted you to ask what kind of "power conditioner" was being used, which started this discussion???