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- From: manglani@ctron.com (Bharat Manglani)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: US to Europe electrical transformers
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- Date: 10 Nov 92 22:35:26 GMT
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- In article <27278@dog.ee.lbl.gov> julian@baldur.lbl.gov (julian cortella) writes:
- >
- >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?
-
- I know of a mail order company and I have had very good experience with
- them, they are in Bocaraton Florida.
- PowerMill
- P.O.Box 03894
- Bocaraton, FL 33427
-
- Their prices are lower than the prices I found at RadioShack and they
- also carry input/output 220-110V as well as auto-transformer upto 500Watt.
-
- >
- > o Are there different types of transformers? What should I look for?
-
- You can use auto-transformer based converters (small size) for resistive
- loads such as IRON, cofee maker, heater, sandwich maker etc. For fax,
- stereo system and other loads buy Input/Output type converters with
- Power rating more than equal to the rated power of your equipment.
-
- >
- > o Which appliances and stuff will work in Europe? I already know that
- > a TV & VCR won't. Nor will electric clocks keep time properly. What
- > about a microwave oven? I assume my cheap coffeemaker and iron will
- > work. Anything else?
- >
- Your clock will work properly, it converts AC to DC.
- TV & VCR will not work because of different Video Standards NTSC vs SECAM
-
- All your devices should work with converters.
-
- > o Is there another newsgroup that might be of more help?
- >
- >If anybody has some info on this kind of problem, I'd appreciate
- >any help.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >julian
-
- Good Luck
- Bharat
-
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