Re: IIGS PSU question

[George Rentovich <grent@home.com>]

Hi,
  The switch, is not the only issue. You would need a transformer that would
have a dual  voltage input. So they saved a bit of money by elminating the
switch, and probably a single voltage input transformer which would be cheaper
than a dual.

George

Scott Alfter wrote:

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> In article <3C31D24E.4465300F@intergate.ca>,
> Wayne Stewart  <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote:
> >SharpShooter wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Is the IIGS power supply universal ?
> >> I mean "compatible" with both 110 and 220 voltages...
> >
> >I can't say about the power supply used in Europe but
> >the North American one is 110 volts only.
>
> The IIe power supply has a wire inside that you cut to switch it over from
> 120 to 240.  I would guess that the IIGS power supply is similar, but having
> never owned one (mine's a "stealth GS"), I can't say for sure.
>
> Given that nearly every machine since has a switch on the back to switch
> supply voltage (and given that you could retrofit such a switch onto an
> Apple II power supply), the question that then pops up is why Apple didn't
> bother putting this switch in at the factory.  (It doesn't need to be on the
> back panel...if you had to pop the lid to flip the switch, it would keep
> someone in Europe, Australia, or whatever from accidentally flipping the
> switch to 120 and letting out all the magic smoke.)
>
> (That said, my American-spec IIe spent its first three years running off a
> transformer in England and Germany.  While the computer could've been
> adjusted, the Monitor II and Imagewriter AFAIK are non-adjustable.)
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