Power conditioner -- when to replace?


I just bought a Furman power conditioner for my bedroom system to manage all my cords.  While investigating power conditioners, I came up on a couple of sites that suggested that they lose their effectiveness after as little as two years.  I have a beefy PowerVar 12 Power Conditioner that I have had in my main system  for maybe 10 years and I got to thinking that it might be at the end of its life.  

I welcome any thoughts on this longevity issue.  Thanks. 
whitestix

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

The parts don't age, so much as surges age them, but this aging applies only to disposable units, which incorporate shunt devices like MOV's to short lightning strikes to ground, or neutral.

Furman conditioners which incorporate SMP can last decades, and protect your equipment from aging as quickly. It would take a pretty spectacular set of strikes to age them.

Best,
E