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From: jeremyc@quad1.quad.com (Jeremy Chatfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: European->US power
Message-ID: <1341@quad1.quad.com>
Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 12:06:31 EST
Article-I.D.: quad1.1341
Posted: Sun Dec  6 12:06:31 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Dec-87 07:23:26 EST
References: <4671@sol.ARPA> <1193@homxb.UUCP>
Organization: Quadratron Systems Inc, Sherman Oaks Ca
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Summary: Beware not 220V

> 220 > 117 volt stepdown transformers are readily available.  Just get one
> 
> f a sufficient Va rating.  Don't worry about the 50 > }i60 Hz, it's
> all rectified anyway.
> 
> The 6}i300 can be strapped for 200 V operation.
> 
Be careful,  England does not use 220V but 240V. Whilst  a machine strapped
for 200V would probably be ok with a 10% overload (200->220), the 20% 
overload of 240V might do some damage. 240->110V transformers are readily 
available in England.

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Jeremy Chatfield, Quadratron Systems (UK) Ltd.  ihnp4!psivax!quad1!jeremyc
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