aozer@next.com (Ali Ozer) (03/20/91)
Any ideas what I need to run an Amiga 500 bought in the US in Europe? Can I just plug a US 1084S and a US 500 into a 240->120 transformer and have it all work? Or do I need anything else (like new chips, etc)? And what about if I tried to use a US 500 with a monitor bought in Europe? And finally (I suspect here it gets messy) how about a US 500 with a European TV? Any suggestions/experiences appreciated; please post or send me mail. Thanks... Ali, Ali_Ozer@NeXT.com
jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson) (03/21/91)
In article <403@rosie.NeXT.COM> aozer@next.com (Ali Ozer) writes: >Any ideas what I need to run an Amiga 500 bought in the US in Europe? >Can I just plug a US 1084S and a US 500 into a 240->120 transformer and have it >all work? Or do I need anything else (like new chips, etc)? And what >about if I tried to use a US 500 with a monitor bought in Europe? And finally >(I suspect here it gets messy) how about a US 500 with a European TV? > >Any suggestions/experiences appreciated; please post or send me mail. >Thanks... > >Ali, Ali_Ozer@NeXT.com It's no problem to make the Amiga think the line voltage is 220V. A couple years ago I bought a CItoh 1550 wide carrige printer that wanted 220 volts. I just stepped up the 110 line voltage to 220 with a step up transformer. I was lucky that it made no difference to the printer that the line frequency was now 60Hz instead of 50Hz. I don't know if the Amiga cares, but if it derives timing from the line frequency - the timing will be off (faster). -Jeff
sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem) (03/21/91)
It will work fine.I done that with a A2000 for a 2 years. I'm know using the 'transformer' to use european apliances in the US, and to run american apliances when I'm in europe. the 'Transfomer' 220->110 110->220 is less then 20$, and you can find find it in any good supermarket.