FX120 Power supply?

[TrxR]

Anyone here use their FX120 on battery power instead of house power? My power fluctuates a fair bit here and was wondering if a battery would be more stable .

Thanks

 

[madmixerman]

I purchased a decent line conditioner off eBay for mine. When the house air conditioner kicks on the scale is not affected even though the lights in house may dim for a split second.

 

[T-shooter]

I had fits with mine until adding two Fair-Rite RCT-2 Ferrite chokes and an LC1200 Tripp-lite line conditioner. The 2 chokes had the power cable double wrapped.

 

[TrxR]

Would a decent ups work?

 

[swadiver]

i am using a ups. lotta power failures/fluctuations here in SE Florida in the summer. so far, so good

 

[ericbc7]

I use a ups with with my Honda eu2000i when I load at the cabin. No issues with my fx120.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/...lets,_USB-Serial_Ports_-_RJ45-Coax_Protection

I chose this one because of the AVR feature (automatic voltage regulation) which is supposed to clean up minor voltage changes without switching to the battery. Electronics are not in my wheelhouse but this seemed logical.

 

[SteveOak]

A battery is a perfectly clean power source. No noise, no fluctuation. It is orders of magnitude quieter and more stable than anything you get from a device plugged into the wall socket.

Unless you pay quite a bit for it, anything that plugs into the wall is going to have noise. Most of them use switching power supplies that is an awful source for noise. Unless you get an analog, laboratory grade power supply it will have more noise than a simple, inexpensive, DC battery.

I have a battery for my Chargemaster and a 'Y' cable. I charge the battery and warm up the Chargemaster and unplug the charger when dispensing powder.

Here is a link http://forum.accurateshooter.com/th...ttery-pack-for-the-chargemaster-1500.3947376/

Should work fine for your FX120.