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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 220V-->110V Transformer
Message-ID: <2911@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 00:29:58 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  6 00:29:58 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 11-Dec-87 04:44:17 EST
References: <69@ucrmath.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <69@ucrmath.UUCP> harper@hope.UUCP (Larry Harper) writes:
> While I'm over here in the States I want to stock up on all those neat
> peripherals that are coming out over here, and which are sorely lacking in
> France. But before going on a buying spree I was wondering if anyone could
> point me in the right direction for getting the transformer I'd need to
> run those peripherals on the old continent.

Any decent electrical or electronics jobber [ignore those wholesale only
signs] should carry a generic 120/240 volt step up/step down transformer.

A typical unit would be a Stancor P6385 a 250 watt transformer with a
line cord, a switch for selecting 210/230/250 volt input and a standard
female receptacle.  This would be a bit wimpy for a A1000+A1080 combo -
2A+1A*120V -> 360 VA, but would be fine for powering some peripherals.
The old catalog I have shows it going for around $60, with larger and
smaller versions available at roughly porportional costs. 

Warning:  there are other devices described as "auto-transformers".  They
are cheaper, but you must be extremely careful when wiring them up, since
the windings are are partially common, and incorrect connection can result
in your equipment being "hot", i.e. things that should be at ground potential
being at 220 Volts.  Better to avoid such trouble unless you can set up a
permenant installation where noone will kick out the wall plug and reverse it.

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {uunet|ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)