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Can a power conditioner cause electrical problems?

I recently bought an Isotek Orion Power line Conditioner with Isotek Elite 5 foot Power cord on Audiogon.
Last night as I was hooking up a new amplifier to it, The juice in the electrical outlet cut off.
It went dead.  I had to switch to another outlet.
 I have been noticing other strange behaviors while using this conditioner, including temporary loss of power to components.
Is it possible this conditioner is causing problems? I’m afraid to use it at this point.
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rvpiano OP
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Yes, the unit and cord were both used.

The breaker was not tripped. I didn't lose power on any other outlet on the circuit.
In fact, plugged it into another outlet in the same circuit and it worked fine.
Just the one outlet was affected.
As far as I know, the power is still out there.  I don’t want to plug anything in.

Everything is working fine in the alternate outlet.
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twoleftears
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Perplexing.

I have a simple test unit for outlets--a plug with 3 lights that light up different combinations of red and green, to tell you if there's juice and if everything is working correctly. 
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wig
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You possibly could have a wire that is not seated all the way or a screw that needs to be tightened. I noticed this after adding some NCF outlets and one outlet would go out but after plugging the unit in and using a wood dowel, found the loose connection.

Wig
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I’m with Wig. Research the connections. 
gs5556
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Check the fuse. There should be one in the IEC receptacle or it may be inside the unit.
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