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Voltage compatibility?
« on: 01 January 2008, 14:42:52 »
Hi all, firstly happy new year to everyone :y
A mate has just received a cd clock alarm he bought on the net, in the spec its from America and rated at 120V will this be ok to use on 240V? It does not have an inbuilt transformer.
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #1 on: 01 January 2008, 14:47:01 »
It will probally work for about 15 Nano Seconds....before it goe's Bang.

No it wont, dont plug it in!

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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #2 on: 01 January 2008, 14:59:44 »
If its rated at 120v, rather than 110 - 250v, then it will smoke pretty quickly
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #3 on: 01 January 2008, 15:01:29 »
Can you buy plug in transformers that would make it usable?
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #4 on: 01 January 2008, 15:17:35 »
Put a yellow 3 pin circular plug on it and use it on a building site...  they use a voltage seperated 110v transformer....  No way use it for 230v 50 hz...

Or BANG ::)
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #5 on: 01 January 2008, 15:26:06 »
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Can you buy plug in transformers that would make it usable?
Yes, but probably more expensive than just replacing with a 240v version
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #6 on: 01 January 2008, 16:02:55 »
A transformer would very likely work, but hard to find in the UK.  Might be easier to get a transformer from Europe and use a plug converter for the UK. That's what we did for the missus' US Nintendo DS.
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #7 on: 01 January 2008, 16:20:31 »
Go on....plug it in....you know you want to.....
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #8 on: 01 January 2008, 16:21:29 »
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Go on....plug it in....you know you want to.....

 yea go on but make sure you video it on your mobile and put on here lol !!!!  ;D ;D
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #9 on: 01 January 2008, 16:23:31 »
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Go on....plug it in....you know you want to.....

 yea go on but make sure you video it on your mobile and put on here lol !!!!  ;D ;D
You could make £250 out of it.
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #10 on: 01 January 2008, 17:49:54 »
Or, he could just buy one of these.  :y
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #11 on: 01 January 2008, 18:15:39 »
Nahhhhh.....that's no fun.
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #12 on: 01 January 2008, 18:32:35 »
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Put a yellow 3 pin circular plug on it and use it on a building site...  they use a voltage seperated 110v transformer....  No way use it for 230v 50 hz...

Or BANG ::)

Thats no good he works in a chippy....... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #13 on: 01 January 2008, 20:27:44 »
Even with a transformer to give it 120v, some clocks use the mains frequency as a timing reference so, because the US use 60Hz and we use 50 Hz, the clock will not keep time.

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Re: Voltage compatibility?
« Reply #14 on: 01 January 2008, 20:30:12 »
Throw the rather thing in the bin, and tell your mate he's an idiot ;D
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