The Grid Protector, the EMI Protector and The Allocator By Schnerzinger-In My System and I’m Blown Away

[Steve williams]

@Zeotrope I notice that the wall wart is 12v 2 amp and this battery you use is 12v 3 amp/5v 2 amp. I doubt there is cause for concern but felt it needs mention

 

[Zeotrope]

@Zeotrope I notice that the wall wart is 12v 2 amp and this battery you use is 12v 3 amp/5v 2 amp. I doubt there is cause for concern but felt it needs mention

Yes, glad you raised that. That is just the peak current that the wall wart and the battery can provide. The Schnerzinger units draw less than 2A. What you connect to the power source is what is determining the current output. So as long as the battery can put out at least 2A, you are fine.

My guess is that the Schnerzinger units use well below 1A.

 

[Zeotrope]

I was connecting all of my wart walls to an outlet that is not on the same circuit as the components. There’s still an improvement because the Schnerzinger units are powered by ‘dirty’ wall warts vs batteries.

 

[Steve williams]

Battery power modification completed!

No more wires running around the room, no more wall warts, and most likely better performance.

I am using the TalentCell 12V DC Output Lithium Ion battery pack (3000mAh). This will likely power the unit for over a year with a single charge; but obviously that depends on how much you use it and on what power level. I bought these on Amazon for about US$30 each.

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If you buy another brand of battery - be careful to check the polarity of the DC output! Compare it to the Schnerzinger provided wall wart output to ensure the +/- matches, and check that you have ~12.2V at the output.

I have not done a side by side comparison with battery power vs wall-wart power; but we know that in high-end audio battery powered devices usually sound better. Even though the wall warts are plugged into a different circuit than your components, the performance of the Schnerzinger units will probably be better when powered by cleaner power. I do plan to do a back to back test to see if I can hear a difference. For now, I just love not having the additional cords. For example, if you place the MULIT Master in the center of the room, as suggested, and you power it all the time, you need to think about cable management.

I thought $30 per unit is a bargain. Im going to order 4 units onAmazon here in the USA and even better .....$24 per unit

https://www.amazon.com/TalentCell-Rechargeable-3000mAh-Lithium-External/dp/B01M7Z9Z1N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GJYEC3J1ACW2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-2Xzidv_S_ruH55FWgKLtkj-c9XgQ3ZG7Fow87fusyf6zzqnIWLkv4wmfZMgON12AjCINJTA6YEfREerPlQrt1kyrCAonvm4YFguqPg5sJgtCNpSG4692K8UILhnS66Jlo4IPv7ZWI2aN_caBxNGv0mwJL1zdIdQNpXGWpswme1MFFzkJvFYq3dyxtaXFRnmpWIdkkzAuX8HsovXVWa6DLuOeHC5RleqG9e3_PD3SxE.rYomgaEH8-vfcnemjcOPYZRLYPmCPJENPZRY3LvpzoY&dib_tag=se&keywords=TalentCell+Rechargeable+3000mAh+DC+12V%2F5V+USB+D+YB1203000-USB&qid=1744420502&sprefix=talentcell+rechargeable+3000mah+dc+12v%2F5v+usb+d+yb1203000-usb%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1

 

[Zeotrope]

Great! Let us know what you think.
Just to be on the extra safe side, check the DC voltage coming out to make sure the polarity is the same as what the wall wart puts out. Since you are using the same brand as I am, Talent Cell, it should be the same; but doesn’t hurt to check.

 

[Steve williams]

Great! Let us know what you think.
Just to be on the extra safe side, check the DC voltage coming out to make sure the polarity is the same as what the wall wart puts out. Since you are using the same brand as I am, Talent Cell, it should be the same; but doesn’t hurt to check.

I bought it for the simple reason that it is the same voltage

 

[Steve williams]

How did you figure that a single battery charge will last a year

 

[Zeotrope]

How did you figure that a single battery charge will last a year

It’s just a guess based on the fact that at Power 0, a 15 minute charge is good for 1 year. You can figure out how large the internal battery is based on that, and then assume that if at Power 1 it uses double the power, this 3000 MaH battery should last over a year. But it may not be that long. So far, after 24 hours of use, the battery level LEDs are still showing full.

 

[Steve williams]

But at power 0 the wall wart isn’t used

 

[Steve williams]

I doubt if it’s a year but nonetheless the battery lights are there for better guidance.

 

[Zeotrope]

But at power 0 the wall wart isn’t used

You need to use it for 15 min once a year. It charges an internal battery or capacitor.

 

[Zeotrope]

I bought it for the simple reason that it is the same voltage

Yes, 12V output is a must. But you also want to ensure that the barrel connector polarity is the same as the wall wart polarity. If you buy the same brand I got, I’m sure it will be fine; but if you have a voltmeter, it doesn’t hurt to check anyway.
Set it to measure DC voltage and put one probe inside the barrel and one on the outside.
Check that the voltage is the same polarity. So if reads +12V with the red probe in the center of the barrel connector ensure it’s the same with the battery pack.

 

[Steve williams]

what will the reading be if the polarity is different

 

[Jazzjunkie]

You need to use it for 15 min once a year. It charges an internal battery or capacitor.

No capacitor, no battery inside. It’s not „charged“ once a year it’s „cleaned“ or kind of „reset“. The way it works without a battery is proprietary Schnerzinger knowledge. All this as far as I know.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

...perhaps just check the info on the ps itself. Here's the difference:

 

[Steve williams]

...perhaps just check the info on the ps itself. Here's the difference:

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or RTFM

 

[Steve williams]

No capacitor, no battery inside. It’s not „charged“ once a year it’s „cleaned“ or kind of „reset“. The way it works without a battery is proprietary Schnerzinger knowledge. All this as far as I know.

so in power level l and ll the cleaning is going on 24 x 7 x 365 ??

 

[Zeotrope]

what will the reading be if the polarity is different

It will be -12 instead of +12

 

[Zeotrope]

No capacitor, no battery inside. It’s not „charged“ once a year it’s „cleaned“ or kind of „reset“. The way it works without a battery is proprietary Schnerzinger knowledge. All this as far as I know.

Of course there is a power source inside! No magic potion. It’s a battery or capacitor (but probably not) that is powering it at level 0. Just like a remote control can operate from a tiny coin cell battery for years, this is the same thing.
When you use Power 1 or 2, it uses more energy. Too much for the internal battery to handle for very long, without the power source connected.

 

[Jazzjunkie]

Ask them. I did.