Re: question about APPLE IIGS -- PLEASE HELP !

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <38FCC2AE.F7D42B9@inetnebr.com>,
Roy and/or Janet Miller  <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
 
>> Can anyone tell me - if I buy an Apple IIGS in the USA will it work here in
>> Switzerland? Is it just a matter of b{ying a transformer or whatever??
>> Looking forward to your reply
>> Brian Hennessy Z|rich Switzerland
>> Email bhennessy@datacomm.ch
> 
>
> You would need to feed 110V 60hz power to both the //gs and any other US
> made parts (like a monitor) I think Switzerland uses 220v 50 hz doesn't
> it?. 
 
Yes, it does - check out:
 
    http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/tv/tv.html#worldwide
    http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/tv/LineVoltageMap.gif
    http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/tv/LineFreqMap.gif
 
However, only the volatge will matter, not the frequency.  The only
thing I've seen where it mattered whether the mains frequency was 50
Hz or 60 Hz was those electrical clocks of some 20 years ago which
worked by counting cycles in the AC from the mains voltage: these
clocks would run fast, or slow, if you connected them to the wrong
frequency.
 
So don't worry about 50 Hz vs 60 Hz -- but do make sure you get the
100 V vs 220 V right!  You may need to buy a transformer, unless the
input voltage on the IIgs power supply is switchable.
 
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