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Article #21920Re: 100V Japanese products on 120V US lines
From: Atsushi Kawaguchi
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 10:08
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 10:08
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In article <3215@uceng.UC.EDU> cradens@uceng.UC.EDU (carl radens) writes: >What is a good technique for running 100V Japanese products (audio) on >a 120V US power line ? Apparently, some units have a selection switch >in the back, or at the power supply section; but if not, what to do ? Almost all electronic appliances have +-10% tolerance on power line, so anywhere between 90 to 110VAC is guaranteed to work, but I doubt any appliance can be damaged by 'pushing' a bit further to 120v. I've been using Japanese spec stereos, TV, etc. rated at 100v for years, and nothing bad happened. There are transformers sold at some places just to convert US AC line to Japanese AC line, but I don't think it's necessary. U U SSSS CCCC Atsushi Jun Kawaguchi U US C INTERNET: kawaguch@girtab.usc.edu U U SSS C U U SC UUU SSSS CCCC
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!chaph.usc.edu!girtab.usc.edu!kawaguch From: kawaguch@girtab.usc.edu (Atsushi Kawaguchi) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: 100V Japanese products on 120V US lines Keywords: power conversion, burning toast smell Message-ID: <7200@chaph.usc.edu> Date: 30 Dec 89 10:08:00 GMT References: <3215@uceng.UC.EDU> Sender: news@chaph.usc.edu Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 17