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From: mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta)
Newsgroups: net.travel,net.audio,net.consumers
Subject: Transformers for audio equipment
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 12:05:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 16 12:05:41 1985
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My family and I are moving to Belgium in less than a month.
We would like to bring with us several pieces of electrical
equipment.  These inculde a blender, a stereo receiver, and
a cassette deck.  The local stereo repairman said that the
cassette deck (a Sanyo) has a universal DC motor, and therefore
a transformer would be sufficient for it. This unit uses 7W
to operate.  He also said that a tranformer would be all that is
needed for the receiver, but the receiver uses more power.

I understand that an (appropriate) *transformer* takes 220V 50Hz
current and outputs 110V DC current, whereas a *converter*
outputs 110V 50Hz current.  Moreover, equipment that outputs
110V 60Hz current is just too bulky and expensive for home use.

I would like to know approximately how much transformers cost,
for some typical powers, and whether the same one can be used for
the cassette deck and the receiver.  I also would like to
know whether there is some difference between the FM broadcasting
standard in the USA and Belgium that would make the quality
of FM reception worse, when using an American-spec receiver.

I'll use this information to decide whether to bring the equipment
with us.

Thank you!

					Marco Valtorta


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