I too have US tables that I would like to use in Europe. Some of the
tables on the US market, like mine, do not have the switch for 110 /
220 V. Mine are explicitly marked for 110 V and 60 Hz only.
Getting a converter for the voltage is no problem, but I haven't yet
been able to confirm with absolute certainty that the 50 Hz European AC
vs. 60 Hz US AC will not be a problem. Normally, a motor should run
slower at this lower frequency, but I have read on one occasion that
everything is converted to DC inside the 1200, and from there, DC
controlled oscillators are used for controlling the table speed.
Has anyone ever actually done this with a Technics 1200 marked only for
use at 60 Hz? I'm trying to decide whether to have mine shipped from
the US to Denmark or not.
Anyone know the inner workings of this beast? The technical info that
I find online is a bit vague and sometimes ambiguous. My attempts to
contact service people working at Panasonic and elsewhere has been
without much luck...
Any tips are appreciated,
Brent
On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 11:04 PM, Dennis DeSantis wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you.
I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to
have a power supply that's switchable between US and European
voltages? There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way
there is on lots of computer gear.
Anyone done this?
Thanks,
--
Dennis DeSantis
www.dennisdesantis.com
