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From: fc@lexicon.com (Frank Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Will N.A. Amy work in Japan?
Message-ID: <466@lexicon.com>
Date: 22 Jun 89 21:40:46 GMT
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In-reply-to: wtm@neoucom.UUCP's message of 21 Jun 89 13:55:43 GMT

In article <1661@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:

> 
> > Will it work in Japan?
> 
> japanese wall sockets is 100 volts rms, rather than the 120 volts...

More important is the 50 Hz, is the amiga transformer rated for 50 ?
The core will saturate and overheat on a 60Hz only transformer.

> booster transformers are available in the  electronics district of
Tokyo, called the Akihabara.

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