Unika AR3600I, User Instructions

DEFINITIONS

VOLTAGE REGULATION – 

The A.C. line voltage is a number indicating the nominal 

electrical potential that has been adopted by a region for powering electrical 
equipment of all kinds. In the United States and Canada it is 120 volts; in Japan, 100 
volts; and in many other countries 220 to 240 volts. The actual voltage can fall below or 
rise above this nominal level due to brownouts, power cutbacks, use of substandard 
wiring, and other causes. These deviations can cause poor performance or 
malfunction. A regulator is a device which, through use of a transformer, corrects the 
voltage deviation by stepping it up or down so that it is as close as possible to the 
nominal level.

SPIKE – 

A pulse of energy on the power line. Spikes can have voltages as high as 6000 volts. 

Though they are usually of very short duration, the energy they contain can be 
considerable, enough to damage sensitive solid-state components in audio and 
computer equipment. Spikes can also foul switch contacts and degrade wiring 
insulation. They are an unavoidable component of electric power. They are caused 
unpredictably by electric motors switching on or off (on the premises or outside), utility 
company maintenance operations, lightning strikes, and other factors. Spikes (also 
called surges or transients) are absorbed by special components in the AR3600I to 
provide safe voltage levels to protect your equipment. 

RFI / EMI INTERFERENCE – 

Noise from RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) or EMI 

(Electro Magnetic Interference) involves lower voltages and less energy than is found 
in spikes, but it is continuous rather than transient in nature. It is not likely to cause 
damage, but it can certainly be annoying, producing static in audio circuits, “snow” on 
video screens, or garbled data in computers. Noise can be introduced into AC lines by 
nearby radio transmitters, certain kinds of lighting, electric motors, and others. 
Because noise occurs at higher frequencies than the 50 or 60 Hz AC line, it can be 
effectively reduced through use of low-pass filtering.

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AR3600I

AC LINE VOLTAGE REGULATOR