[Coco] Usergroups / Hardware Hunt
Bob Devries
devries.bob at gmail.com
Sun Oct 15 00:12:37 EDT 2006
I did meet one guy from USA who brought his coco gear over from USA with
him, and ran the lot (TV included) from a step-down transformer
successfully. However, these step-down transformers are expensive, so, yes,
it is best to "Buy Australian"
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Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Roper" <dave at ebonhost.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Usergroups / Hardware Hunt
>
> Bob Devries wrote:
>> John T Chasteen said:
>>> Will the printers work at 50 Hz if the voltage is stepped-up to 240Vac?
>>
>> A printer rated at 110 volts will work using the 50Hz AC stepped *down*
>> to 110 from 240, but the transformers will run hotter.
>> Anything rated at 50 HZ will similarly run cooler on 60Hz.
>>
>> --
>> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
>
> So, for those of us without an engineering degree, "it won't work, buy one
> from Australia" ?
>
> - David
>
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