Hi "L K"!
At 19:51 06/01/00 +0100, you wrote:
>>I'm going to buy my first MD, a Sony Mz-R91 from Hong
>>Kong for use in Australia.
>>I'd like to know whether its better to buy the 110V
>>japanese version or the slightly more expensive
>>Hongkong version which is 220V.
>>However australia uses 240V.
>>is it ok to just get the 110V and use some converter
>>to change it to 240V?
>
>Well, the 220 is actually designed to work with any voltage of 220 to
>250V, that is because all former 220V countries are gradually increasing
>the voltage to a final 250V. The same thing is happening here in Holland.
Actually, they're standardising on 230V, +/- 5% according to information
available here in the UK, but as you say, a 220V transformer will work fine
- they're made to quite wide tolerances.
>And yes, you could also use a transformer to convert your 240V to 110V,
>the diiference is that you then have two transformers, one outside your
>md, 240 -> 110, and one inside which converts from 110 to 12 or so. the
>point is that loss occurs in every transformation, although this is very
>little there still is some. and there'll be always some current flowing in
>the 240 -> 110 converter unless you want to turn on/off the converter and
>md every time, so there's some loss to.
Erm, the R-91 is a portable, is it not? I think it would be a tad bulky if
it had a 110 to 12V transformer inside it :-)
Sorry, what's transformer loss? I don't think it's got a lot to do with
powering an MD walkman...
If you go for the Japanese one, you'll end up with a brick-in-the-wall
transformer which converts from 240-110, then the 110-DC transformer which
comes with the Sony. You might also end up with a Japanese to Australian
plug convertor if you buy your 240-110 adaptor in Japan, which is another
thing sticking out of the wall. A mate of mine had this problem when he
bought a Sharp 831 from Japan - he had UK-Euro>240-110>110-DC which caused
no end of problems with dodgy connections, so I got him a 240V to 5V power
supply and put the right DC plug on it for him.
You'd be much better off going for the Hong Kong version, for which you may
or may not need a plug convertor - don't know what Hong Kong and Australian
plugs look like...
>So all in all, you would be just fine using a japanese one and a
>converter, but buying a Hongkong version would be better. the only thing
>to consider is frequency, in europe we use 60 Hz in America they use 50
>Hz, I don't know about other countries, and I don't know if the md is
>bothered by it... if it is you'd have to use a converter anyway.
Sorry matey, wrong again. Europe is 50Hz, America is 60Hz. This won't
affect the MD in any way, since the 50/60Hz AC will be rectified to DC
before it goes anywhere near the MD itself. The mains frequency only
affects things like TVs and mains powered clocks which rely on the mains
frequency as their timebase.
>Bye, Remko van der Vossen, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>The Black Angel, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 48056779
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>fan of Jewel, The X-Files, Chris Carter, Mac Gyver,
>BtVS, Jane Jensen's Gabriel Knight
As I say, you're better off in all aspects with the Hong Kong one :-)
Hope this helps,
Wrighty
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