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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Stereomour => Topic started by: pin_punk_13 on July 10, 2015, 07:25:55 AM
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Hi,
I am new to the forum. I recently bought a stereomout I second hand and it is made for the US market. It's transformer is 120V. I want to use it in Europe so I need an external transformer 230V (50Hz) to 120V. Does anyone happen to know what wattage needs the transformer to be? Also should I look for something else besiders the 230V to 120V and wattage?
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Have you measured your line voltage?
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Yes, the line voltage in Romania is 230V and 50Hz. I think that is what you mean by line voltage.
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Yes, there are a lot of specifications floating around, but sometimes what's actually coming out of the wall is something all together different.
A 230:120V step-down is what you're after, and 100VA or more should do the job nicely.
-PB
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I didn't expecte you would say that a 100W transformer would be sufficient. I was expecting something like 3000W. As I was led to understand that the needed power is input amperage x input voltage. And the transformer that comes with the stereomour is 120V so... the amperage is less than 1A? Maybe I am a noob but sounds a little small to me.
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I have one more question. In the US the frequency is 60Hz but in Europe is 50Hz. Will a step down tranformer that does not change the frequency affect the amp? Either on the long or short run?
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I didn't expecte you would say that a 100W transformer would be sufficient. I was expecting something like 3000W. As I was led to understand that the needed power is input amperage x input voltage. And the transformer that comes with the stereomour is 120V so... the amperage is less than 1A? Maybe I am a noob but sounds a little small to me.
The Stereomour comes with a 1.5A fuse for both 120V and 240V versions, as the 2A3's will draw considerably more power at startup before they are warm.
A 3000VA step-up transformer will have considerably higher voltage than you desire with just a Stereomour loading it.
The 50Hz/60Hz question is not an issue with our power transformers; they will handle 50Hz just fine. The step-down transformer, however, must be rated for 50Hz operation.
-PB