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Re: power conversion



Greetings, fellow exile! :)

DON'T go to an electrical contractor or a lamp store for this!

I went to a store on Tottenham Court Road in London here, named A&B
Electronics.  After getting the run-around with every bleeding DIY whatnot
in the area (your first clue to run is an old fella going "Well, let's take
a look...") - I finally found the electronics part of town!  It cost £140
but in comparison with the cost of my equipment, if not a conversion for
each unit, it's reasonable.

It's a small cylinder about 5" high, 3" diameter, with two plugs for US
equipment, into which I have a pair of switched power strips.  It takes a
load for the mixer, two Zoom 2100's, the Time Machine, Quadraverb, and when
I'm home, even some recharging devices.  Good investment, and a necessary
one.

And, regarding you "strapping it in", the unit has loop-holes for screws.

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> Hey there,
>
> Does anybody have experience with power conversion?  I'm looking for a
unit that will
> step European standard 230V down to US standard.  I'm a guitarist form 
>the
US but I
> presently live in the UK.  I'm running on 120V via a huge coil of copper
wrapped up in a
> big yellow wrapper. I need something more portable and hopefully 
>rackable.
>
> At this point, it looks like a 'toroidal' converter will be the route.
I'd like to strap it into a
> rack 'permanently.'  The big thing I'm concerned about with this type of
set up is noise
> and how to avoid it.
>
> If anyone's got suggestions, including other options, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> michael b
>
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