[unix-pc.general] European->US power

hrs@homxb.UUCP (12/04/87)

In article <4671@sol.ARPA>, brown@cs.rochester.edu (Chris Brown) writes:
> If I wanted to take my 3b1 to England for a year, could I find a
> box to convert their 50Hz 220V into good old american 60Hz 110?
> 'Twould be even better if same box would serve here as a power
> conditioner and surge suppressor and UPS and all that good
> stuff here in the USA.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> 	Chris Brown
> 	(brown@cs.rochester.edu)

220 > 117 volt stepdown transformers are readily available.  Just get one

f a sufficient Va rating.  Don't worry about the 50 > }i60 Hz, it's
all rectified anyway.

The 6}i300 can be strapped for 200 V operation.

Herman Silbiger  batavier!hrs.