ken@umbc3.UUCP (07/02/88)
Hi, I wrote a while back about my travel plans. Here's an excerpt: > I plan to take my Amiga to New Zealand with me later this year. Their > power is 230V, 50hz. I've heard of people that have taken Amigas to > Europe and gotten them to work at 50hz with the proper voltage converter. > Q1: Did I read that 1.2 senses what frequency it is given and conforms to it? > Q2: Can the Amiga really handle 50hz? The specs rate it from 54-64hz. > Q3: If 50 is too low, are there frequency converters available to bring it > back up? > I would also appreciate any recomendations anyone has on voltage converters. I really need to get some answers to these q's. I called CA tech support (215-436-4200) and was not told anything more than they don't recommend I take my A1000 to NZ! There must be some way to either convert the existing power supply or to get a new 50hz power supply. Please send any info you may have, be it leads to where power supplies can be bought, tips on converting it myself, or even phone numbers of where some real support can be had! There have been some CA people post to the net in the past. Anyone remember their addresses? Thanx again for anything. Ken Spagnolo ken@umbc3.umd.edu or uunet!umbc3!ken
carolyn@cbmvax.UUCP (Carolyn Scheppner CATS) (07/06/88)
In article <5473@dayton.UUCP> joe@dayton.UUCP (Joseph P. Larson) writes: > >And I'm considering a job in Switzerland. Looks like there are a LOT of people >who would like to take their Amigas out of the country. (Mine's a 500). > >So -- can I just get a 2-to-1 power transformer and put it before the >power supply? That'd be lots cheaper than buying a new supply. And if I >have to buy a new supply, how do I get one and what do they cost? > >In other words, we need ALL the answers. I don't know what you mean by 2-to-1 power transformer but it doesn't sound like it would also convert 50Hz to 60Hz. Note that with an A500, that should not matter because the A500 power supply does not pass the line tick - all timing in the A500 is generated by the internal clock chip. With an A1000 or A2000, some of the system timing is set based on the line tick (the system time-of-day clock I think). That may be OK. Not sure. Here are the part numbers that make PAL and NTSC Amigas different. Don't ask me how to get them. We import a very small supply of the Agni and clock chips only, for purchase by registered Amiga developers only. We do not stock foreign power supplies at all in the US. If you are moving abroad, you will have to purchase the parts you need when you get there. You should be able to order them through an Amiga dealer or service center. Note - in the following list A2000 = original German A2000 (not sold in US) B2000 = US A2000 (with square "fat" Agnus) A1000 A2000 A500 B2000 ===== ===== ==== ===== AGNUS NTSC part# 252125-01 252125-01 318070-01 318070-01 PAL part# 252362-01 252362-01 318071-01 318071-01 CRYSTAL NTSC part# 325566-14 325566-12 325566-14 325566-12 PAL part# 252344-01 252344-01 252344-01 252344-01 POWER 110V USA 327173-01 internal 312503-01 internal 240V BSI -02 jumper -02 jumper 220V VDE -03 on power -03 on power 220V SEV -04 supply -04 supply -- ========================================================================== Carolyn Scheppner -- CATS Commodore Amiga Technical Support PHONE 215-431-9180 UUCP ...{uunet,allegra,rutgers}!cbmvax!carolyn Calm down. It's just ones and zeros. ==========================================================================