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From: mzenier@polari.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: large 110->220 transformers
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Date: 30 Mar 91 19:47:31 GMT
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In article <gbwV9z_00jVM4FsFs9@andrew.cmu.edu> dh1s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Donn Hoffman) writes:
>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.
>
>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?

Over there, try an appliance store near a US Military base.  According 
to ex-miltary friends, 220->110 volt autotransformers are quite common.   
If there are some sort of classified adds or for sale bulliten board, 
check them.  Departing personel don't want to ship a useless converter 
back home.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.uucp  mzenier@polari.uucp