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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Taking my Amigas to Japan
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Date: 2 Mar 88 03:04:03 GMT
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Summary: Wall socket voltage in Japin is 100 volts


Some items get a little giddy in Japan because their wall outlet
voltage is 100 volts rms, rather than the 120 volts rms typical in
the continental USA.  An Amiga would probably run on 100 volts, but
the duty cyle on the power pack's switching regualtor circuit would
have to adjust itself to have a pretty high on to off ratio.  That
might shorten the life of the power pack.

A 500 watt transformer would be enough to run an entire Amiga
system.  One could probably get away with a 1.1:1 turns ratio auto
transformer.  A good industrial electronics supplier should have
such a thing.  It would probably be easier (and cheaper) to buy the
transformer in the USA.

--Bill