Buying a PC based printer from the USA, having bid for it (not yet paid for it) I now discover that the USA are 110V 60Hz and UK are 240V 50Hz. Is it possible to get adapters that allow USA kit to run ok under UK mains ? Surely there is a 240v to 110 v converter, but what of the 50 - 60 Hz difference ? Its a useful type of printer that is sought after for the task I want it for and not coming up for sale here, whilst USA has a few still.
Steve
Steve
Try Maplin for an adaptor. I got one from them and I use it to recharge my US Power Drill and have had no problems
John
You may find that it's an external transformer, and easily replaceable. Alternatively, Maplins do converters IIRC
If it uses an external PSU and is a fairly recent model (i.e. last 4 years or so) there`s a very good chance it will work without any need for a seperate power adaptor.
Is there any big secret about them that would prevent you from naming what the hardware is, so we might be able to get some more info on the load requirements ?
How about making a adaptor to suit?
What make/model printer?
>On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:40:41 GMT,it is alleged that "Steve" spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:
Basically, what everyone else said. Wait till it arrives, check out the label on the back, if it says 100-250v 50-60Hz, you're home free, buy a new power cord or stick a british plug on.
If it's an old transformer based one OR has an external power brick that only handles 110-125v (the US is actually nominally 120v 60Hz) TLC do a nice range of transformers, buy the next higher power one to the rating of the printer.
Word of caution however, if it's a laser printer, buy one of the dirty great construction site transformers, the warmup surges on laser printers can be huge.
many printers come with an external PSU ... I have 2 HP models that are like this. I just checked and both of them are multi voltage/frequency ......... you may be lucky, check if it has external PSU ... or wait for it to turn up.
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