the third eye Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I'm thinking about getting some gear namely an ada mp-1 and TC Gmajor from the states i would be using it here in Australia and i need to convert the power I know i need the little adapter to change it to a three pin Aus output but do i also need something to change the voltage? Cheers :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 What's the voltage in Australia? In the US it's generally 110-115 Volts In the UK it's 220-240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 220-240 in Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted March 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 are you in Aus at the moment Cerealk? how did you convert the power from your gear while you were here? (if you brought it with you) :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 No, I am in the UK. My brother moved to Oz and he just changed the UK plugs for Aussie ones on his music/hi-fi stuff. You will need a step down tranformer for any US gear. I saw them in some hardware shops when I was out there. cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Good advise, but read the instructions carefully of the new equiptment. Some products have switchmode power supplies which will take either voltage and step it down accordingly. If the product has an external power supply, ie the 'black brick' either plugged into the wall or half way up the cable, simply look at the specifications and purchase a similar 'Aussie" transformer. Only two specs you need are voltage and current drain. ........but please post again before trying these steps...................I aint responsible for the burnt smellin' ADA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 All the ADA MP-1 are either UK/euro/aussie voltage or USA and I needed a transformer to run my USA voltage ADA MP-1 here in the UK The one I currently have used to be USA voltage but was changed professionally to have accept UK voltage. TC are slightly better in that they have an internal transformer which converts the voltage (Marshall heads are like this) Mains Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select) http://www.tcelectronic.com/products.asp?p...d=81&category=2 best wishes Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Howdy, I have a killer, though expensive, idea that might work for you. A company called Richard Grays Power Company makes a unit that will step 220/240 down to 110/120 and leave you with 2 sets dual plugs sharing 20 amps for each pair of plugs. Lets see if I can make more sense of this. You will have a total of 4 plugs, each pair sharing 20 amps. If you sense that your power supply is not getting enough juice, and most step down transformers are not very good, this might be a way to go, especially for your stereo gear. The web site is: Richar Gray, and the unit is called the Sub Station. BTW: Many of the European highend HiFi dealers hate this thing, with a passion. Later, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted April 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 TC are slightly better in that they have an internal transformer which converts the voltage The g major will be ok then ( i'll just use an Aus pin adapter) And for the ada i might check out getting it professionally changed Thanks for the help guys Cheers :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 No worries mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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