Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner
Hello all. My Equitech GFCI plug on the back keeps popping when I turn on the switches Equitech switches. Am I overloading the unit or is there an issue with the GFCI plug. It worked for a while but was always super easy to trip. I only have my Amp, preamp, TV, and speakers plugged into it. Any help would be appreciated. I am in in San Francisco bay area, are there recommendations to any place I can take to to get it looked at? With it tripping so much would replacing the gfci plug with a new one help (wonder if the current one is worn out?). It is out of warranty and I do not have the box it came in to ship. Thanks!
thanks for all the tips... a lot go well beyond my ski’s. I’ll tinker this weekend - I thought the outlet would be a quick swap but looks like I have to take the whole chassis apart. Interesting enough, I have everything plugged in a furman surge protector power strip and nothing has tripped. So hope it is just a faulty gfci outlet. I don’t have any meters or other devices to measure current and if I did it would be all Greek to me. |
I see you live about 400 miles from LA. Be safe... It’s hard to believe how fast and far the Santa Ana Winds have spread the fires. It looks like a war zone. .
https://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/5443352-eed0392e-equitech-15q-balanced-power-system.jpg Looking at the photos it looks like you can remove the top cover to access the GFCI duplex receptacle. It appears the top cover also wraps around both sides so will will need to remove those screws as well. IT is very important you wire the new outlet exactly the same as the one you remove. Don’t just use your memory... Use a pencil and a piece of paper and make a detailed drawing showing the colors of the wires and where they connect to the terminal screws. Hopefully the wires are color codded. IF not you will need to install a number or letter to each wire and write them down on your detailed drawing. IT is a must the LINE wires reconnect to LINE and the LOAD wires reconnect to LOAD terminals. Before you reinstall the GFCI outlet back in the rear panel VERIFY 100% is wired exactly the same as it was... .
Different type wiring scheme. The Furman outlets have a neutral and a HOT. (Your house’s AC mains power.) Neutral, Grounded Conductor. HOT, Ungrounded Conductor. The Furman, NO GFCI protection... Voltage measurements taken at an outlet. Hot to neutral 120Vac nominal. Hot to safety equipment ground 120Vac nominal. Neutral to safety equipment ground 0 Vac nominal. . The Equitech 1.5Q is a whole different Animal. .
More than likely easier than finding which piece of equipment plugged into the Equitech 1.5Q outlets is causing the GFCI to trip. . |
OP: BTW, I just realized you can buy GFCI adaptors for ~ $20 from your local hardware store. You plug one into your wall and that will let you test each device without having to move it, and certainly without having to require your conditioner. Here's what I mean: https://amzn.to/424lKl3 |
