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In Reply to: RE: Hard question to answer ... posted by joeljoel1947 on June 16, 2014 at 19:25:30
... You can have an electrician install universal outlets but I doubt it is legal to have 120 Volts @ 60 Hz hard wired to the outlets. (I'm guessing, I don't know the legality of it)
For the value of your gear I am not sure I'd bring it over here. Only you can really make the judgment call but I *think* you might find the whole process a giant PITA.
I assume you want several full systems set-up which will mean several transformers etc.
Also if you have a room wired for 120V @ 60 Hz then most things electrical you buy in Australia won't work in that room. (A modern TV might but not much else, not even a damn lamp!)
Yes, prices here are different to prices there. The way many on this site whinge about the price of fuel... well let's just say; you are going to get a shock here! :)
Also, rents and real estate prices are generally a lot higher here. Depends if you are moving to a city or a regional area.
Here is a pic of the universal power board I mentioned;
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Sox
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Sox--
thanks for the info. Now, I'm assuming I cannot just plug in a large power amp to that strip and expect it to work, right? That board is more or less just getting the plug to fit and adapt to the Aussie plug in the wall?
I assume plugging in a dvd player or cd player into that power board would be ok however as they don't draw as much current?
Regards,
Joel
Nothing will just magically work.
The power strip picture is just to show you what a universal power board or universal receptacle looks like.
However you still need a transformer or inverter to magically turn NSW 240v @ 50Hz into 120v @ 60Hz to run your equipment.
Where in NSW are you headed? (if you don't mind saying)
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Sox
Thanks for clarifying Sox, that's what I thought. Anyhow---I would be heading to a small place called Wagga Wagga for about 3-4 years and then over to Sydney for the duration of my stay, about another 5-6 years. Then back here to the USA after that for good.
Where abouts are you at if you don't mind me asking? Any good audiophile boutiques in NSW that carry decent gear you'd recommend?
Regards,
Joel
... Good grief! d:o)
Doing what? (If you don't mind me asking)
Wagga is halfway between two big cities, Sydney & Melbourne. Both have plenty of audio stores.
I live on the far north coast, About 750 clicks north of Sydney. I live in a lean-to by the water and beg for money to feed myself. I'm not sure where I got all my audio gear from :o)
Good luck with your move and your dilemma with your audio gear.
Let me know when you are headed down-under.
Cheers.
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Sox
My goodness, that is in the "back of beyond"! :-)) And if you don't mind me asking ... what is a District Sales manager doing in Wagga Wagga? :-)) I hope you like the heat btw - it will be the exact opposite of Michigan, I would imagine.
My good mate 3_Sox lives on the coast of northern NSW - so, luckily, you will probably never get the opportunity to meet him. ;-))
Regards,
Andy
Wiring to 120v may be doable, but you certainly aren't going to change 50Hz to 60Hz.How long are you going to be there?
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shutterbob--
Well, that's the big issue---I'd be there for about 10 years and then back here for good. That's why I feel it's worthwhile to try to keep my stuff--as I'll be back in the USA eventually and I'm 42 years old now, so I would be back by 52 and here till I croak....
If I was going there forever then yea, it would probably be a no brainer to scrap everything here and start with new gear there and not go through the headaches involved.
Regards,
Joel
Generally the only thing affected by the different Hertz's are turntables ie items using AC synchronous motors.
The vast majority of other gear rectifies AC to DC anyway and as such only needs a step-down transformer.
These can usually be bought surprisingly cheaply from power tool outlets.
At least here in Europe many if not all professional power tools run off 110V transformers.
You are right, of course about 50hz vs 60hz, but some were posting about running a 110v 60hz line in Australia. Unless I am sadly mistaken, or they are running solar or a generator, 60hz ain't gonna happen.
And when I lived in Europe I never saw a 110v power tool in local use. GIs. maybe, but not the natives.
60Hz is only needed for electric motors of some TTs. Luckily those TTs use very cheap motors which could be changed for a few pounds.
50 or 60Hz makes no difference at all for something like an amplifier since the PSU rectifies it into DC anyway.
As for 110V transformers: There are a few hundred on ebay uk at any one time starting at £0.99 for a 3.3 KVA unit right now. Plenty of them in use on every building site I've ever been to.
Pretty much every US act which brings their own backline uses them for their guitar amps and such.
The problem lies not with the actual mains voltage - easily fixed with a step-down transformer - it's with the 60Hz power transformer in the stereo components.
Transformers made for 240v/50Hz will function quite happily at 110v/60Hz - providing a suitable 110v --> 240v step-up trannie is provided.
However, transformers made for 60Hz get hot when they're connected to a 50Hz mains - even though a 240v --> 110v step-down trannie is provided.
Regards,
Andy
Friends of mine moving to South America from the US got a big PS Audio power re-generator. It worked beautifully. Of course their big model will set you back $5k, so it ain't cheap.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
Wow, thanks bl.zeebub. So one of those £0.99 110V transformers and the correct plug adapter to fit an Aussie outlet and I'd be good to go, say, plugging in and running a 6x200 watt 6 channel Home theater amp I have?
Regards,
Joel
I would have thought so.
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