| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 893.1 | | RDGENG::LESLIE | Andy `{o}^{o}' Leslie, OSI CSSE | Mon Sep 07 1987 16:23 | 19 |
| I would warn you about transformers. Last time I looked at this (I was
thinking of buying a player in the USA and taking it home to the
UK) I discovered that there are different transformers depending
on the power needed. I was cautioned that getting the wrong one
could do irreparable damage.
Depending on which country you're visiting, 110 volts may be ths
standard, check with their embassies...except the UK, Ireland and
France which are 240/220 volts.
You could even buy a recharger whilst in europe, depending on the
length of your visit.
Sony, incidentally, make dual voltage versions of ALL their kit,
so you should be able to order a pukka SONY recharger.
Hope this helps
Andy
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| 893.2 | | STAR::BECK | Paul Beck | Mon Sep 07 1987 17:46 | 4 |
| Most larger British and (I presume) European hotels have 110V in the
bathroom to allow for American electric shavers. I would think these
outlets could recharge the CD with no problem - anybody know
different?
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| 893.3 | | BUNYIP::QUODLING | Ain't no time to wonder why... | Mon Sep 07 1987 17:54 | 7 |
| BE wary of the 110V outlets in hotel bathrooms. Being placed
in bathrooms, most of them have either earth leakage detectors
or some similar sort of circuit breakers. They will trip on
any load much greater than a shaver...
q
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| 893.4 | My D-7 worked fine in U.K. and Eire | STAR::BIGELOW | Bruce Bigelow, DECnet-VAX | Tue Sep 08 1987 00:18 | 14 |
| I have taken my D-7 to England and Ireland with no trouble. I use
a Franzus transformer, and the recharge works fine. I also tried
the electric razor outlet with no problems, and didn't trip the
breaker, either. The booklet that came with the D-7 says it draws
350mA max. The Sony AC adapter is rated at 600mA. I believe the
350mA, since when I use a 1/4A fuse in my DC (car) adapter, the
fuse blows, but a 1/2A fuse doesn't.
I had no trouble using the D-7 while it connected via the transformer,
either (rather than charging the battery and then running from the
battery).
Bruce
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| 893.5 | for me no problems! | BISTRO::SLAGBOOM | another bugcheck please..... | Tue Sep 08 1987 02:36 | 5 |
| I have a D3 (Discman) imported from the US.
I use a small 220->110 transformer in combination with the sony
charger here in France without any problem.
Mari
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| 893.6 | where for dual | RDGENG::BSMITH | Bazzoo� | Tue Sep 08 1987 03:57 | 15 |
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Hi Andy,
I gather by the node you live close by? Anywhere near FB8?
> Sony, incidentally, make dual voltage versions of ALL their kit,
> so you should be able to order a pukka SONY recharger.
I'm very interested in this comment. I have been trying to track down a
dual voltage transformer for my D100 for about 5 months now. Sony
doesn't appear to do one, neither in Australia or England. If you have
any part numbers or any more information about this please ley me know.
Barry
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| 893.7 | | RDGENG::LESLIE | Andy `{o}^{o}' Leslie, OSI CSSE | Tue Sep 08 1987 04:07 | 3 |
| Have you tried the SONY shop in Camberley?
Andy (G/E9)
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