t02@nikhefh.UUCP (Don Petcher) (03/10/87)
Presently, I live in Amsterdam, but will be moving back to the U.S. soon.
Has anyone had experience using a European Atari in the U.S.
(with simple step up transformers) or vice versa? If so please let me
know how it works. I have an ST with a monochrome monitor (SM124) and external
power supplies which I bought through Atari Benelux and would like to bring
with me. (Atari 'does not recommend' this.) I am also interested in buying
a hard disk if there would be no problems transporting it either. I
believe my ROM's are the same as those sold in the U.K. for the most part.
Any information would be appreciated.
Don Petcherleavens@atari.UUCP (03/14/87)
in article <258@nikhefh.UUCP>, t02@nikhefh.UUCP (Don Petcher) says: > > > Presently, I live in Amsterdam, but will be moving back to the U.S. soon. > Has anyone had experience using a European Atari in the U.S. > (with simple step up transformers) or vice versa? If so please let me > know how it works. I believe that you're going to run into trouble with US Customs, since I think European ST's haven't passed FCC shielding requirments. --alex @ Atari BIX:alexl. GEnie: ALEXLEAVENS AtariCorp: 408-745-2006 "How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all."
ESC1457@ESOC.BITNET (03/16/87)
Don Petcher asked if it was possible to use a computer made for 220V 50Hz in the USA , it shouldn't give you too much trouble as long as mine is suppose to be a 110V 60 Hz and work fine in Europe . The only thing you have to do is to hook it up to a 110V to 220V transformer, the AC frequency increase is not important as long as you are using a black and white monitor, with an external synchro, but if you want to connect it to a TV or a color monitor you might experience some troubles (if the synchro reference is taken from the main (110V)). With an 520 1Meg, 2 SF314, 1 SM 124, 1 Panasonic KXP 1091, I use one 500 Watt transformer, wich is more than enough (add the watt ratings of all your stuff times 1.2 (safety coefficient) to get the power of the transformer you'll need. tune it to maximum of smoke. J.P. L. Coenen NM9L-ON1KCN. .
hmm@exunido.UUCP (03/18/87)
The vsync frequency for the color monitor is generated by the video shifter, as far as I know. 50/60 Hz selection is done by software in the TOS ROM. I'm not an expert, but I think most color monitors are able to sync on both 50 and 60 Hz. The only bad thing is that you may notice a small jitter when the sync frequency does not match mains frequency. Hans-Martin