Furman P-8 PRO C Power Conditioner
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Manufacturer product photography — the drawn faceplate above stays true to panel layout; these show the hardware itself.
About the Furman P-8 PRO C
The Furman P-8 PRO C is rated for 20-amp circuits, making it the right choice for racks loaded with power-hungry gear like multiple IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. transmitters, amplifiers, or UPSUninterruptible Power Supply — a battery that rides the rig through brownouts and generator hiccups so computers never reboot mid-song. units that would trip a standard 15A conditioner. SMP+ Series Multi-Stage Protection provides advanced surge and spike filtering, and the eight rear outlets handle a fully loaded rack. Essential for high-draw professional touring rigs.
The Furman P-8 PRO C is a 1UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power. built around a 20-amp rating, which is the detail that separates it from the more common 15-amp units in the same rack-mount form factor. Its job is straightforward: clean incoming AC, protect downstream gear from surges and spikes via Furman's SMP+ multi-stage filtering, and distribute that power cleanly across eight rear-mounted outlets. In a monitor rig or IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. rack loaded with transmitters, a UPSUninterruptible Power Supply — a battery that rides the rig through brownouts and generator hiccups so computers never reboot mid-song., and a handful of other draws, this is the foundation everything else sits on.
The 20-amp rating is the practical headline here. A dense IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. rack — say, four or more dual-channel transmitter packs, a personal monitor mixer, a router, and a UPSUninterruptible Power Supply — a battery that rides the rig through brownouts and generator hiccups so computers never reboot mid-song. — can quietly push past what a 15-amp conditioner can safely handle, especially at power-on inrushThe current spike when gear first switches on — why racks power up in sequence instead of one big switch that trips the breaker.. The P-8 PRO C gives you the headroomThe margin between your normal level and where things clip — headroom is what absorbs the snare hit you didn’t see coming. to stop worrying about that math. The eight rear outlets are enough for a legitimately full rack without daisy-chaining strips. At 235mm deep and 3.6kg, it sits comfortably in a shallow tour rack without dominating the depth budget.
If your rig genuinely pulls heavy current — multiple IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. transmitters, an amplifier, or a UPSUninterruptible Power Supply — a battery that rides the rig through brownouts and generator hiccups so computers never reboot mid-song. unit in the same rack — this is the right tool. If you're running a minimal four-piece setup with light current draw, a standard 15-amp unit will serve you fine and cost less. Be clear about what the P-8 PRO C is not: it is not a voltage regulatorActively holds the output at a steady 120 V while venue power sags or spikes — a step beyond filtering, one short of a battery. and not a UPS. A sustained brownout will still affect your gear. It protects against surges and filters noise; stable voltage and battery backup require separate solutions.
In the rack
- Verify the venue circuit is actually 20A before relying on that headroomThe margin between your normal level and where things clip — headroom is what absorbs the snare hit you didn’t see coming. — plug into a 15A breaker and you've negated the unit's advantage the moment inrushThe current spike when gear first switches on — why racks power up in sequence instead of one big switch that trips the breaker. hits.
- Place it at the bottom of the rack if your rack has a hinged rear door; all eight outlets exit the rear and you'll want clear cable-routing access without fighting other gear.
- Map your outlet assignments before load-in: put anything with a high inrushThe current spike when gear first switches on — why racks power up in sequence instead of one big switch that trips the breaker. draw (UPSUninterruptible Power Supply — a battery that rides the rig through brownouts and generator hiccups so computers never reboot mid-song., amplifier) on separate outlets and stagger power-on sequence to avoid a combined spike that could trip the breaker upstream.
- The P-8 PRO C draws zero watts itself, so it won't inflate your rack's power budget calculations — account only for the gear plugged into it.
20A power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power. with SMP+ and 8 outlets for high-draw racks.
I/O Ports (10)
- Power In (NEMA) (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear (8x NEMA) (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 1 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 2 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 3 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 4 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 5 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 6 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 7 (NEMA 5 15)
- AC Out Rear 8 (NEMA 5 15)
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