du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) (08/11/89)
In article <7303@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) writes: >In article <392@usage.csd.unsw.oz> >rees@usage.csd.unsw.oz (Rees Griffiths) writes: >>The voltage problem is a minor one. A separate transformer >>will do. It may not be strictly legal, but there you go. > >The Mac has a switching Power Supply. You do not need a transformer, Rees. > Well, I wasn't following this discussion, but my brother has decided to up and move to France and has asked me to send him his Mac+ and find out what he needs to run it. I was under the impression that only the Mac SE and higher could run on 240V 50Hz with no modification. What is needed to run the Mac+? Will a stepup transformer work? Does the frequency difference matter? Can he buy a European power supply from Apple? And now for the big one: what about his Lacie hard drive? Any and all information about taking American Macs to Europe would be greatly appreciated at this time. Ted Goldstein Purdue University School of Technology du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu
kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg) (08/14/89)
In article <2880@mace.cc.purdue.edu> du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein) writes: >difference matter? Can he buy a European power supply from Apple? And >now for the big one: what about his Lacie hard drive? I don't know the whole answer, but I can tell you what I saw when I opened my LaCie to change the SCSI address: Through the holes in the cage which holds the power supply I saw what looked like a jumper to set the input voltage. I didn't actually rip it apart to be sure, and won't until I am out of warantee, but it might be there. Anyone know for sure, or interested in tearing their LaCie power supply apart? Another point: There are at least two power supplies used in LaCie's. On mine, the power plug goes directly into the power supply. The plug it at the top of the rear panel, and the power supply is a bit less than an inch tall, and the width and depth of the drive case. At MacWorld, on the other hand, I noticed that the new drives have power jacks in about the middle of the rear panel--but the power switch is no longer "upside down". I have no idea the internal geometry. On the Plus power question, a step-down transformer will work just fine. They are heavy, so buy it there, in fact they are probably easier to find there. Kent Borg kent@lloyd.uucp or ...!husc6!lloyd!kent
sinteur@uvabick.UUCP (John Sinteur) (08/15/89)
On my LaCie drive (a Cirrus 138 Mb actually), it's amazingly easy to change the voltage requirements from 110 V (what the US appears to be sending through the wires) and 220 V (Dutch Homebrew vintage eh.. voltage) Open the case, lift out the power supply, pop of it's cover, change one jumper, that's it. 'refer to your manual' I'd say. In mine, it was clearly described... Don't know about any other drives from them though... -John Sinteur