Undoubtedly, LED light bulbs are looking to be the future of the leisure market  as well as industrial lighting due to the many advantages they have over the infamous incandescent light bulbs.

1. The lifespan of LED light bulbs is estimated to be about 100,000 hours, which is around 11 years of continuous operation! Now, compare this with an incandescent light bulb that has no more than 5000 hours of life. Really, no match! So, if there’s a place at your premises that is routinely hard to access but needs lighting, you know what to do – just install an LED light bulb of adequate output and forget about replacing it for a couple of decades or even more!

2. The increased lifespan of LED light bulbs also translate into savings worth thousands of dollars on a single light point during the next couple of decades. A single LED light bulb may be costlier than a single incandescent light bulb but the true cost is in the number of replacements required in case of an incandescent light bulb.

3. Savings in terms of power consumption is a major highlight of LED light bulbs. An incandescent light bulb operates at a mere 20% efficiency while an LED light bulb operates at around 80% efficiency, i.e., an LED light bulb converts close to 80% of electrical energy into light energy compared to just 20% in case of incandescent light bulb. This, in turn, leads to handsome savings in your electricity bills if you completely transform your lighting needs from incandescent or halogens to LED.

Okay so I can see the longterm benefits from LED lighting, so how do I protect them from surges and spiking?

Introducing the Amperor ADP-70DC LED Regulator

The ADP-70DC is designed to provide a stabiliser 12 volt supply to LED lighting either it be in a Caravan, Motorhome or Boat.  The typical voltage in any of these vehicles can vary from 10 volts to 15 volts depending on the state of the leisure battery, what else is being used inside the vehicle and whether the battery is being charged or not at the time

Many electronic appliances such as 12 volt LED’s are not designed for such a wide variation of input supply and cannot tolerate the level of swings in the voltage.  It can be frustrating when reading a book when the lights are illuminated and then they turn off, just because a water pump is being operated.  Worse still, manufactures of LED lights advise us that their LED’s are actually damaged by voltages over about 13 volts.  LED’s that should last a number of decades are being severely damaged within a few months.  Such is the problem that some LED manufactures are saying that their warranty is void if their LED’s are used on an unregulated 12 volt supply

The answer is to use the Amperor ADP-70DC LED regulator which will provide a regulated 12 volt output even if the input varies between 10 volts and 16 volts.

The main features of the ADP-70DC are:-

·         Provides a regulated 12 volt supply for safe operation of LED lighting

·         The regulated supply prevents damage to 12 volt LED’s due to over voltage

·         The regulated supply prevents premature switching off of TV’s due to low voltage

 

Features:-

·         Prevents damage to 12 volt LED’s due to over voltage

·         Provides stable voltage for 12 volt DC LED’s up to 70 watts

·         Prevents premature switching off of LED’s due to low voltage

·         Uses standard cigarette lighter input plug

·         Protects against voltage fluctuation

·         Over-current, short circuit and input polarity protection

·         Reliable and efficient

·         Small and lightweight (250 mg)

·         Dimensions 103mm(l) x 53mm(w) x 27mm(h)

·         CE & E4 Compliant

Irvine, Scotland - 16th June 2009- Amperor Europe a professional power supply design company and manufacturer, is pleased to announce the launch of the Voltz kit. Through this product Amperor is committed to help musicians and sound engineers to enhance their music and to simplft their work. Musicians can concentrate on making beautiful musical notes, while Amperors solutions will help them with tedious issues such as noise reduction, guiar pedal setup, power, and battery replacement

Amperor are introducing the Voltz kit, the most effect pedal power supply on the market. "The Voltz's built-in 6000mAh battery is so powerful that it can power up to 20 pedals for 8 consecutive hours from one charge. Additionally, the isolated output system can totally eliminate 60 cycle hum and ground loop hiss that bother musicians for decades" said Craig McQuiston, Technical Engineer


A few words from the CEO & president Dr. RC Ho:

"Our aim is to keep our customers happy, and our desire, by means of this website, is to work directly with you, to supply products that are tailored to your individual power needs" Amperor plans on adding more products, musician blogs & knowledge articles on their webpage and blog site in the coming months to become both the product and the knowledge leader in providing clean and safe power for musical instruments

So let's bring some power to these pedals

Introducing the most advanced effect pedal power supply ever - VOLTZ! A large 6.0Ah battery coupled with an integrated AC/DC and DC/DC charger allows you to power up to 20 pedals at a time, up to 8 hours in one charge anywhere in the world

No more 60 cycle hum or ground loop hiss to worry about . . . . The Voltz system is 100% guaranteed to solve all of your noise problems in your guitar effects pedal rig

With the milliVoltz isolated DC/DC converters, you are able to power any effect pedal requiring DC voltage from 9VDC to 40VDC. The millivoltz also has superior voltage regulation and can handle 500mA of current per output to get the best tone out of your pedals

Okay, milliVoltz, so what are they?

MilliVoltz isolated DC/Dc converters provide silent power to your pedal effects. They work by either bucking or boosting the input voltage from the Voltz battery pack unit to provide the required voltage for the effect pedal. Each milliVoltz converter has an output filter circuit as well as an isolation transformer which equates to no noise causing ground loops in the power chain

MilliVoltz are as powerful as a normal AC/DC wall wart, providing up to 750mA of output each, depending on the output voltage

MilliVoltz are also scalable because of the daisy-chain configuration in which they are installed. If your pedal board requires another output, all that is required is another MilliVoltz in the power chain

With the interchangeable tip configuration on the MilliVoltz, it is able to provide power to any effect pedal that requires DC voltage


Finally, you can throw away all of the noisy wall warts and never have to worry about a dead battery again . . .not to mention your set-up time will be reduced to just the time it takes to flip a switch

Okay can you summarise for me?

Versatile

Voltz pedal board power supply can provide power through the built-in battery pack. Users can also plug the Voltz power supply into an outlet on the wall. With isolated output adapters, Voltz power supply can convert the AC power into the voltage your effect pedals need

High Battery Capacity

Voltz pedal board power supply included a 6000 mAh Li-ion battery pack. It is powerful; enough to run a basic set of eight pedals for 24 consecutive hours on one run can be a full weeks worth of gigs and rehearsals

Charge and use Anywhere

Voltz pedal board power supply had an AC and an auto charger built-in on the unit. It can be charged while in the car, van, bus pr from the wall. Additionally the charger accepts universal input voltage, so it can be used anywhere in the world

Clean Power

Voltz power supply can power your pedal board through its built-in battery. It eliminates the 60 cycle hum. Besides, Voltz pedal board power supply is designed with isolated output. There will be no ground loop hiss, either

Package Contents

• One Voltz battery pack (approx dimension: 8.25" x 8.25" x 1.5") with integrated Ac and DC charger
• Four milli-Voltz output adapter
• Four interchangeable tips
• One Ac power cord
• One DC charger cord
• One 1-in-5-outs 2.1mmx5.5mm daisy chain cable
• One Voltz battery pack to mini-voltz interconnect cable

The Amperor Voltz can be purchased from their AmperorDirect UK store, the Amperor E-Bay store or the Amperor Amazon store


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The Ideal Panic

1. Remove DC terminals from housing

First remove the tab terminals from the 3-way housing using a small terminal screwdriver.  The retaining tab will need to be pushed back, at the same time pull the wire from the back of the moulding.  Make sure to note which cable is positive and negative as shown.  The third cable is not required and can be taped up.  This terminal is normally used to indicate on the control panel when the charger is switched on, but this feature is not provided on the MV3/180C



2. Connect terminals to the MV3/180C

Connect the positive and negative terminals to the MV3 unit, make sure the polarity is correct.  We recommend covering the terminals with an insulating sleeve or tape to stop them from shorting onto the casing of the unit



3. Connect AC input cable

Connect the existing AC input cable directly to the MV3 unit.  No modification is required for the cable.  The unit can now be switched on and tested



For further information on the MV3/180C please follow the AmperorResearch link or the Amperor store link

The Amperor range of battery chargers can be picked up from their E-Bay store or the following model can be picked up from their Amazon store - MV3/180C, MV3/250C or their MV4/180C