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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 18:25:32 MST
- From: haymoree@bones (Edward Haymore)
- Subject: Re: US to Europe electrical transformers
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- julian@baldur.lbl.gov (julian cortella) writes:
- : Hi,
- :
- : I will be moving to France soon, and I was wondering about the 110 to 220V
- : transformer problem. So here are a couple of questions:
- :
- : o Does anybody know of a good cheap source for such transformers, mail
- : order or otherwise? What's a decent price?
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- Radio Shack puts out a couple of small converters -- one for low-power appliances
- (ran my electric shaver just fine) and another for higher-power ones.
- I don't remember the price, but it's reasonable. They won't help things
- that need 60Hz, but they ought to run your iron well.
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- Ed Haymore
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