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Is that a pic of you as a youngster steve?

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Yup...nine and a half. :D:D

Just stepped off the train in Edmonton in September 1956. Didn't stay long that time, we were on our way back to the UK by April 1957. :(

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And I'm embarrassed to say I had to google it.
:o

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Very cute steve. Happy new year to you and yours. Hope 2007 is a wonderful year for you and the family.

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Erm... Butch... that's not normally what you do to them. :rolleyes:

Maybe Steve could offer you some tips. :D

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Cant say I personally would have much use for it. ;)

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Sorry can't help Butch I don't have much use for one either except to say see my post you gave me h*ll for in the "Hello" thread.:D:D:D:D

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I bet that pussy would turn on you. ;)

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Just remember the bigger the transformer the heavier it becomes. THe 3kW transformer weighs in at a hefty 37lb! It is very important to make sure you have the correct wattage for the transfomer otherwise if the load is too high it will overheat!

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So how do you know what wattage will be required ? I know that you will have to total the wattage requirements of the appliances but how do you find out what those wattage requirements are ? Will there be a label on the appliance at all ?

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THe wattage should be indicated on the lable of the electrical device, if not multyply the mains Voltage by the current and always allow a bit extra.

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Thanks

So, for example, what would the wattage be for the total of a widescreen TV, (28"), x-box and DVD player if they were all running at the same time ? One guess what I am using the transformer for ?

Does it really matter (other than cost of running it) if you have a transformer that is much more "beefy" than required ? I guess it is better to be over rated than under ?:D

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For example my 42'' plasma uses about 500 watts, say the DVD uses 100 watts and the X-box 100 watts. The total power requirement would be 500 + 100 + 100 = 700 watts in total. You could then purchase a transformer rated at 800 watts rather than run a 700 watt transformer at full load. Personally I would purchase a 1000 watt (1 kilo-watt or 1kW) rated transformer that could be used more flexibly. One thing to remember is an energised transformer uses current to magnetize the core whether loaded or not, so a 1000 watt transformer at about 98% efficiency will use about 20 watts of power at no load. Because of this it is always best left switched off at the mains when not in use.
A word of caution:- if you are connecting anything with a motor it could possibly run at 20% quicker and fail if there is no electronic speed control. This is due to the UK supply @ 50 cycles per second against the Canadian 60 cycles per second supply frequency.

Sorry for being a bit technical with the reply but at a recent interview a guy was asked what a transformer did, he replied ''it hummed..............!''
No, he didn't get the job either.

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Fantastic a 1KW one it is then.

On the motor issue, would the small motor that turns the disc in the X-Box be affected ?:D

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I would think it would be coverted to Direct Current to power the electronics. The lable should indicate whether the X-Box can run on 110V /60 cycles and/ or 240V/50 cycles. My comuters unfortunately do not the lable says 240V/50 cycles only so I need to change the power supplies inside to work in Canada or use a transformer.