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Old Jun 22nd 2007, 1:04 am
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Can someone give me some advice please? We've brought out a very nice stereo and went into town to buy a power transformer. In town, it costs nearly $200, but on the internet it seems I can get one from as little as $15!

Is there something specific I need to look for? The back of the stereo says 230-240v.

Has anyone bought a transformer that will cover this, how did it work, and roughly what was the cost for you (plus where did you buy it)? Thanks
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Old Jun 22nd 2007, 3:19 am
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Can someone give me some advice please? We've brought out a very nice stereo and went into town to buy a power transformer. In town, it costs nearly $200, but on the internet it seems I can get one from as little as $15!

Is there something specific I need to look for? The back of the stereo says 230-240v.

Has anyone bought a transformer that will cover this, how did it work, and roughly what was the cost for (plus where did you buy it)? Thanks
Try here http://www.voltageconverters.com/vol...onverters.html

I waited until I was in Canada to purchase it and it took about 4 days for the delivery to come through. I run an English widescreen TV, X-Box, DVD player and stereo off the 1500 one and it works fine.

HTH
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Originally Posted by peterb
Can someone give me some advice please? We've brought out a very nice stereo and went into town to buy a power transformer. In town, it costs nearly $200, but on the internet it seems I can get one from as little as $15!

Is there something specific I need to look for? The back of the stereo says 230-240v.

Has anyone bought a transformer that will cover this, how did it work, and roughly what was the cost for you (plus where did you buy it)? Thanks
Go to UK Maplin and get them for £30 each or we were told in The Source in Mississauga that you can get one there for around $45. We're getting ours there just in case of warranty issues.
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Just make sure that you have enough power to support what you need

and work on the basis motors and TV will spike at about 4x there rated power for the first second or two

HiFi's are not so bad

if you don't allow enough head room in the power capacity of your tranformer then all you do is create a fire risk

and don't forget to check that your appliance will run on 60hz
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Try here http://www.voltageconverters.com/vol...onverters.html

I waited until I was in Canada to purchase it and it took about 4 days for the delivery to come through. I run an English widescreen TV, X-Box, DVD player and stereo off the 1500 one and it works fine.

HTH
Hi, So, am I right in thinking that I could get the same or similar to plug in 4/5 plugs for a UK stereo stack system?
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Hi, So, am I right in thinking that I could get the same or similar to plug in 4/5 plugs for a UK stereo stack system?
You are provided the power capability of the transformer is sufficient
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