From: "Richard Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi Basil,
> >Sorry, but I have a couple of more questions. what is a TOSLINK =
> >connecter/transmitter or reciever? What do they do? Do i need one of =
> >these TOSLINK connectors if I have a sound card that has a RCA digital =
> >output? Do I need a sound card with didigtal outputs to record =
> >digtitally? Also, How can I get my mini disc to play in a car that only =
> >has a CD player? Is there a way that I can connect my mini disc player =
> >to a CD player, and make the music work? Please explain as I am new to =
> >the MIni DIsc World. Thank You. Basil Fakhry.
>
> Q: Do I need a sound card with digital outputs to record digitally?
> A: Well, yes. If you want to record digitally off your PC anyway. If you
> just want to record CDs digitally, get yourself a CD player with an
> optical output (eg. Technics 390/490/590 or Yamaha 493. In fact most
> CD-players seem to have them these days).
Richard, are you sure the Technics SL-PG390 has a digital-out? I know
the 490 and 590 do [I recommended the 590 to my father as a good starter
unit to use with the Sony MD JE520]. I would swear the Richer Sounds mag
[a UK cheap hifi chain] said the Tehnics 390 as having no digi-out. Course
they could easily have been wrong so don't hold me to that!
> P.S. UK is 230V +/-5% @ 50Hz - so is the rest of Europe and that's the way
> it's staying. My multimeter says it's actually 238V at the moment, but
> that's within the +/-5% tolerance. NOWHERE is moving UP to 250V - that
> could cause problems with a lot of appliances which are only rated to work
> at 240V, especially things with heating elements in...that's another topic
> altogether - probably on alt.electrical.mains.voltages or something :-)
I agree Wrighty, my meter varies between about 222 and 244VAC here in
England (Northern Electric district). It's accuracy is +/- 1.5% and 5 digits
which translates to +/- 10V in the worst case. At present its high, up around
238-242VAC -- am I correct in thinking the suppliers elecricity meters
measure current not power so a higher voltage means more power per
unit charge measured?
On the subject of electric meters, can highly reactive loads (either inductive
or capacitave) fool a meter about how much power is being supplied and
is this the reason for a clause in the supply agreement, or is it just because
its annoying for the electricity supplier?
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -- "if it harms none, do what you will"
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