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- From: pjd@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Peter J Dotzauer)
- Subject: PC components & peripherals dependent on 60 Hz line frequency (FAQ?)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.170816.7573@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:08:16 GMT
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- Since I'm planning on taking some PC equipment & peripherals from the U.S.
- (120 V, 60 Hz) to Germany (220 V, 50 Hz), I'd like to know which components
- and peripherals will not work correctly and should not be taken along,
- because they depend on the 60-Hz line frequency, which a step-down voltage
- converter cannot take care of.
-
- I hear that monitors and dot matrix printers will not work correctly.
- Is that correct? What about other components, like internal tape backup
- drives, hard drives, floppy drives, etc.
-
- What about an external high-speed fax/data modem?
-
- What about CD-ROM drives (internal or external)?
-
- My power supply says "High Frequency Switching Type", no further information.
- Does that mean I'll just need an adapter, and not even a voltage step-down
- converter to plug it in?
-
- Peter J. Dotzauer
- pjd+@osu.edu
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