Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ho95e!homxb!hrs From: hrs@homxb.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general Subject: Re: European->US power Message-ID: <1193@homxb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 20:54:20 EST Article-I.D.: homxb.1193 Posted: Thu Dec 3 20:54:20 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 20:26:51 EST References: <4671@sol.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel Lines: 20 Xref: utgpu comp.sys.att:1712 unix-pc.general:81 Summary: }i In article <4671@sol.ARPA>, brown@cs.rochester.edu (Chris Brown) writes: > If I wanted to take my 3b1 to England for a year, could I find a > box to convert their 50Hz 220V into good old american 60Hz 110? > 'Twould be even better if same box would serve here as a power > conditioner and surge suppressor and UPS and all that good > stuff here in the USA. > > Thanks for any help. > > Chris Brown > (brown@cs.rochester.edu) 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. Herman Silbiger batavier!hrs.