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ISOL-8 Announces PowerLine AXIS DC Blocking Mains Distribution Component (11/5/2010)

High-resolution five-way DC Blocking power distribution unit

ISOL-8 has always been at the forefront of identifying power supply issues and providing effective solutions. The ISOL-8 PowerLine Axis provides an innovative cure to the problem of DC on the mains supply and does so much more affordably than any competition.

- eliminates DC on Mains for up to 5 components
- solves mechanical hum problems
- delivers a balanced energy AC waveform
- improves system performance where DC on the mains is present
- massive alloy and steel construction  
- protected high quality 13A sockets
- selected silver plated copper wiring
- transient and surge protection
- huge peak current capacity: 500A for 10mSec

How does a user know if they need DC Blocking?
The main symptom of DC on Mains, is noticeable mechanical hum from a Hi-fi or Home Cinema component power supply.

ISOL-8 have had many reports of this problem, which is not fixable by conventional mains conditioning or filtering.

ISOL-8 only supply via authorised, trained retailers
The retailer will help consumers to identify problems and can then specify products to deal with these issues.

How DC gets there in the first place
Many power supplies in Hi-Fi equipment assume connection to a perfect mains supply. In theory the mains waveform should be pure AC: a perfect, symmetrical sine wave. Many of the myriad appliances connected to the supply, at home and in industry; from electronic dimmers to computer power supplies, use the AC energy available in a mains cycle unevenly. The net result is the unpredictable addition of DC to the mains network.

So, in practice the waveform can arrive at the user clipped, distorted and asymmetric. Simplistic analyses of unmatched peak voltages are not the whole story: Any AC waveform which does not have equal energy in both positive and negative phases will contain a DC component; regardless of what the peak voltages are or the wave shape is.

The result - a saturated humming transformer
The AC transformers commonly found in audio equipment cannot tolerate significant DC without being compromised. DC inhibits a transformer's capacity to transform AC by partially or completely saturating the magnetic circuit. DC causes acoustic hum and significantly reduces the transformer's power capacity.

The AXIS - Five products protected
The PowerLine Axis has five high quality outlets served by a network that re-balances the energy axis of the mains waveform without restricting the effective current capacity. This eliminates any DC voltage on the mains power supply, suppressing acoustic hum and liberating system performance.

Enhanced performance without impacting dynamics
When DC on mains is present AXIS can enhance the dynamics of a system, add bass depth, reduce the noise floor and improve the timing; more power and subtlety is liberated for the music.

PowerLine AXIS Features
- ISOL-8's high-end build quality and power expertise
- enhanced performance for five outlets
- anodised 6mm thick CNC milled aluminium top plate
- a rigid, non magnetic and non resonant mechanical foundation
- each power outlet has a hinged cover to IP54
- unused outlets are protected from dirt, dust and little fingers
- all wiring is carefully selected silver plated copper with PTFE insulation
- excellent power transmission properties
- long-term reliability
- ISOL-8 FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE
- Hand-made in the UK

ISOL-8 PowerLine AXIS - £499.00

www.isol-8.co.uk