Xref: utzoo rec.travel:18618 rec.radio.amateur.misc:1047 sci.electronics:18866 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!athena.cs.uga.edu!mcovingt From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics Subject: Re: large 110->220 transformers Message-ID: <1991Mar28.190723.9681@athena.cs.uga.edu> Date: 28 Mar 91 19:07:23 GMT References: Organization: University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 19 OK, here goes: (1) Transformers are easier to find in Europe than here. If nothing else, you avoid the expense of transporting a large, heavy object across the Atlantic. (2) Each appliance will be rated for either "60 Hz" or "50-60 Hz". Your clock radio almost certainly uses the line frequency for timing and will run at 5/6 of the correct speed when on 50 Hz. (3) Some computers and fax machines can be internally switched over to 220 volts without an external transformer. In fact, there are even a few computers that are intelligent enough to run on any voltage from 100 to 250 volts without your having to even set a switch. -- ------------------------------------------------------- Michael A. Covington | Artificial Intelligence Programs The University of Georgia | Athens, GA 30602 U.S.A. -------------------------------------------------------