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From: dh1s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Donn Hoffman)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: large 110->220 transformers
Message-ID: <gbwV9z_00jVM4FsFs9@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 28 Mar 91 15:57:51 GMT
Organization: Humanities and Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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I am moving to Spain and want to bring several appliances (eg:
macintosh, fax, blender, stereo).  

Power in Spain is 220v/50hz.  The appliances are all 110v.  Some are
labeled 60hz, some are labeled 50/60hz.

I have a couple of questions: 

1. I am reluctant to trust my fax and mac to the cheap travel
transformers sold at Akbar & Jeff's Luggage Hut.  Is there some sort
of larger, reliable transformer I can get to plug all (or several) of
my appliances into?

2. Can someone recommend a store in New York City (or mailorder)
where I can buy such a transformer (for best price)?

3. Is 60Hz going to screw up my 50Hz clock radio?  If so, can anything
be done about this?

Thanks,
--Donn H.