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 Oct 26 2009, 12:41 PM
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Hi guys. I'm stationed in Germany right now, and Germany runs on 110v power. My question is, if I buy a german power supply, will my american made machines run fine? I have Forgiven machines, and they were expensive. I don't want to waste them. Thanks!
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Oct 26 2009, 01:39 PM
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unless you run your machines at over 110volts (aaaaargh) youll be fine lol
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Oct 26 2009, 09:51 PM
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That's what the U.S. uses is 110 so dont see why you should have a problem.
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Oct 27 2009, 06:46 AM
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Germany is 220, you should a power transformer with a surge protector on it.
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Oct 28 2009, 04:35 AM
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i thought europe was different,wasn't sure if it was ,ac vs. dc. or higher voltage or what but i'd make sure before ya use em,hell get a crappy chinese junker and hook that pig up first to see if she's runnin right before ya waste your good ones,i know hair dryers have switches on em for different settings in european countries,and razors and traveling stuff,so wouldn't surprise me if they were the same for p.s.
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Oct 28 2009, 06:15 AM
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uk is 220 and i think europe is the same, ur power supply should be selectable between 110 and 220, as long as it's set to ur countries (220 i believe) then ur machines should be fine. as far as im aware that is the power running into the supply, the power coming out is still the same where ever you are as most power supplies will only go up to 18v output with machines running on between 6v and 12v.
i may be wrong in which case someone will correct me. And im sure there are Europeans here running U.S machines with no problem. |
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