Re: Power supply conversion?

[Stephen Shaw <botstarver@readersdigest.com>]

On 29 Sep 2002 06:38:04 GMT, Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> Stephen Shaw wrote:
>
>>On 26 Sep 2002 10:16:50 -0500, Scott Alfter wrote:
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>>> In article <3d91faf2.91367259@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk>,
>>> Rob Hamadi <rob@ubernerd-bacon.net-grill> wrote:
>>>>Does anybody have any experience of converting a US (110V) Apple IIe
>>>>PSU to run in the UK (240V). Or am I wasting my time even considering
>>>>it?
>>>
>>> IIRC, you clip a wire inside the power supply to switch it over to 240V.
>>> It should be a short loop of wire from one point on the PCB to another.
>>> (My US-spec IIe was purchased in England (in the BX at RAF Lakenheath), but
>>> it ran on a step-down transformer while we were in England and Germany.)
>>
>>
>>For 240V operation the two points marked 115V must be joined.
>
> I'd bet anything that you've got that exactly backward.
>
> Every Apple II supply that I've seen has a wire connected for 115VAC,
> and no wire for 230VAC operation.
>
> (That's why the points being connected are marked 115V!  ;-)
>
> -michael
>
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Ahaa! A challenge. Digital camera coming out Michael. I will announce when the
photo is on apple2.org.za - Oh, yes, I checked out one of the power supplies I
am repairing before I made the post - just to double check.


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