NJSMason@googlemail.com wrote:
Julian, Thanks for your advice, I was wondering about the States myself. Does anyone know what the power requirements of an Apple IIe are (current, voltage etc)? I can buy a 110->240VAC converter from Maplins here in the UK, but: a) The maximum wattage is fairly limited, if I recall correctly. b) The mains frequency will still be 50hz (I think) rather than the 60hz as expected by a USA machine. Sorry if this is a daft question, I have no experience at all with a real Apple machine.
It may help to know that a //e with no cards plugged in requires less than five watts of power. If the power supply is 80% efficient, that translates to about six watts at the mains (neglecting the pretty bad power factor ;-). For a //e, the power requirements are determined almost entirely by any hot cards that are installed. Since 50W 220v->110v transformers are common, you shouldn't have any problems unless you are planning on adding a *lot* of power- hungry cards. -michael NadaNet and AppleCrate II: parallel computing for Apple II computers! Home page: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused." ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **