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Post by shawn71770 on Feb 17, 2007 18:21:00 GMT -7
Hi Everybody,
Can anyone recommend a good power converter to use with the KT-45 for the UK and Europe? Also, does anyone know if they are safe to use and if they affect the tone at all? Any info/suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Shawn
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Post by BW on Feb 18, 2007 13:48:45 GMT -7
Dave, Nick G, John Boy, John Peach, Dr T, Tapsa, what works for you guys? I can't recommend a specific brand of transformer/converter, mine were always supplied by the backline company before Doc had mercy on me and fixed me up an export tranny equipped (230v) amp. It sure has made life easier for me. Sometimes if you're in a theater or fairly large venue w/ an in-house sound company, they'll have a 120v line available so you won't have to use a converter. Take a look at www.maplin.co.uk I'm sure they have a serviceable one, they are a really well equipped store comparable to Frey's here in the US. Just make sure its capable of supplying more than enough current to run your amp, don't use a hair dryer one like you get at the airport! (hey Doc--what should it be rated, anyway?) AND, whichever one you wind up with, my advice is to take one of these little jewels with you.... www.awsperry.com/sperry/catalog?item=ca-300aYou can get 'em at Lowe's, Home Depot, Northern Tool, etc. REAL cheap. Put it across the 120v output plug of your new converter EVERY TIME before you power your amp up. It has 3 LED's that'll let you know if everything in the bldg. is wired right, OR if your tranny is plugged into the wall the wrong way (this is only valid on the continent, the UK plug will only go one way) If you don't have it plugged in so the converter 'sees' the input AC the right way, you can have 230 volts on the neutral side of the (120v) AC line and never know it. My SS rectifier plug-in soiled its linen in Amsterdam, of all places, and I had to walk around looking for power supply diodes to fix the dang thang. Could have had a lot more fun walking around Amsterdam, but I digress.....Sometimes the center light will remain lit, which denotes an open ground but by trial and error you can generally figger it out to your (and your amp's) satisfaction. (or sometimes not, depending on the house wiring) Also, sometimes there will be a red (usually) LED on the transformer itself to warn you that something's amiss, in which case you won't need the tester, but this is the exception rather than the rule. If I've been unclear or said something that's about half true, somebody correct me, but that's my story an' I'm stickin' to it.
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Post by Don on Feb 20, 2007 18:31:35 GMT -7
Hey Bud -
You did such an eloquent job of answering Shawn's question.
Now digress for me - what about Amsterdam?
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Post by BW on Feb 21, 2007 4:41:11 GMT -7
They got--rockn'roll at The Concertgebouw...
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Post by shawn71770 on Feb 26, 2007 13:06:02 GMT -7
Thanks for the info, advice and links....much appreciated!
Shawn
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