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From: ljdickey@water.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Atari st going Europe
Message-ID: <1097@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: Thu, 3-Sep-87 05:14:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  3 05:14:06 1987
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In article <344@su-russell.ARPA> kasper@su-russell.UUCP (Kasper Osterbye) writes:
>I am in the process of buying a computer. The real problem
>seems to be the power supply. I am going to be in the US
>for a couple of years, then I will go back to Denmark.
>
>Has anyone tried to rebuild a US-Atari into an Atari that
>can handle 220V and 50hz. The hz seems to be the real problem
>for most monitors and printers, the voltage can be handled with
>a powerfull enough transformer.


I am reminded of a Volker Craig VC415 APL terminal that I had about 10
years ago.  It was manufactured for both the north american and the
european markets.  The excellent manual explained that to convert from
110v to 220v, one could cut a certain bus wire and put in another on
the clearly marked place on one of the circuit boards.  Similar change
for 50, 60hz.

I wonder how the Atari handles this problem?  
The manual, sadly, says nothing on the subject.

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