UltraPower Announces New "PowerGrid" Power Management Systems
UltraPower, a division of Ultralink/XLO Products, Inc., announced the introduction of a new line of ac power management and conditioning components called PowerGrid. The three PowerGrid models are the PGX-500, PGX-400 and PGX-300, each featuring Ultralink’s patented under/over-voltage auto shutoff circuitry with advanced microprocessor control, high-joule surge protection, and power cleaning noise filtration.
The PowerGrid uses a dedicated microprocessor based Active Surge Processor (ASP) to monitor the incoming line voltage, board level power status, and outgoing power conditions to eliminate wide voltage fluctuations (i.e. brownouts, sags, over-voltages) as a source of A/V signal degradation. The front panel LCD readout actively monitors and displays line voltage in all models as well as amperage in the PGX 400 and PGX 500.
When the UltraPower PowerGrid is turned on, it keeps connected components offline until the microprocessor does a thorough diagnostic to verify that all power conditions – voltage, polarity, and ground – are "in the green" before closing the circuit to allow power to the protected components. By placing the PowerGrid in a natural state of an open circuit, power never flows to the connected components until the microprocessor determines it is safe to do so. The company claims that, because of this innovative design, an UltraPower PGX unit will continue to protect even after a catastrophic power failure by keeping protected components disconnected from ac power.
Each of the UltraPower PGX’s ac banks are performance optimized and clearly labeled for recommended usage: high current (i.e. amplifier, subwoofer), video, digital or analog sources. Banks are isolated to prevent noise from polluting other connected devices. Protection for incoming signals is also provided with gold plated coax connections for satellite, cable boxes and terrestrial antennas plus phone and Ethernet jacks. A 12V trigger is offered for use in custom installation applications requiring remote turn-on/off.
The PGX-500, with Level 4 Filtration, features a total of twelve surge-protected and filtered outlets in six banks to ensure complete protection for all connected components. Two outlets feature programmable delay to sequence power up and prevent annoying and damaging turn-on transients. Four outlets are switched and triggered, while the remaining six are always on. The PGX-400, with Level 3 Filtration, has eight outlets in four banks – one with turn-on delay. The PGX 300, with Level 2 Filtration, also has eight outlets in four banks.
All three PowerGrid models are available immediately with the following US MSRPs: PGX-500 – $499; PGX-400 – $399; PGX-300 – $299.
