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From: kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Was Can I take a Mac to Australia? Now France?
Message-ID: <471@lloyd.camex.uucp>
Date: 14 Aug 89 00:56:58 GMT
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In article <2880@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes:
>difference matter? Can he buy a European power supply from Apple? And
>now for the big one: what about his Lacie hard drive? 

I don't know the whole answer, but I can tell you what I saw when I
opened my LaCie to change the SCSI address: Through the holes in the
cage which holds the power supply I saw what looked like a jumper to
set the input voltage.  I didn't actually rip it apart to be sure, and
won't until I am out of warantee, but it might be there.  

Anyone know for sure, or interested in tearing their LaCie power
supply apart?

Another point: There are at least two power supplies used in LaCie's.
On mine, the power plug goes directly into the power supply.  The plug
it at the top of the rear panel, and the power supply is a bit less
than an inch tall, and the width and depth of the drive case.  At
MacWorld, on the other hand, I noticed that the new drives have power
jacks in about the middle of the rear panel--but the power switch is
no longer "upside down".  I have no idea the internal geometry.

On the Plus power question, a step-down transformer will work just
fine.  They are heavy, so buy it there, in fact they are probably
easier to find there.

Kent Borg
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