Unnamed Administration sources reported that chris Snyder said: > > It's unlikely that the clock is sinced to the line. If the power supply > is analog with a conventional iron core transformer it may have a > tendency to over heat. In some cases the transformer may be designed for > the Japanese market which is a mix of voltages and frequencys. in this > case it may actually be rated for 50/60 Hz but be marked 60 Hz for the US > market. The lower the operating frequency the more iron is required for > efficient operation. I had just this problem many years ago when I lived > in Morocco which is 120 V 50 Hz. residential power. > One solution would be to acquire a replacement 50 Hz power supply > locally, or install a switcher now. > > On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:29:00 -0400 (EDT) David Lesher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > Unnamed Administration sources reported that Joel M Snyder said: > > > > > > Folks: > > > > > > I have an old 616 which I am taking to Europe. It is marked "120 > > VAC/60 Hz." > > > I can easily convert the 208/220 volts down to 120 V, but the Hz > > is another > > > matter. I am guessing that it won't care, but if anyone out there > > had positive > > > experience at running a 616 (or 1232) on 50Hz, I'd love to hear > > it... > > > > That Depends [tm] > > > > Do 616's have switcher supplies or linear? A switcher typically > > could care less; a linear will run significantly hotter. > > > > The other issue is: does it derive any timing off the 60hz; such > > as the clock?
I don't know what if any timing off the 60Hz. Virtually all non-PC digital clocks do but does that mean Pana did? I agree the ps might actually tolerate 50 and did not mean to imply otherwise. But it's an expensive experiment if it does not. (And was Japan ever 50hz...; I recall 60hz 100 v.) Does the 616 have DC power input? You could always just run it off two gel-cells with an outboard regulated charger. -- A host is a host from coast to [EMAIL PROTECTED] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
