-Martin

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:03:34 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett) wrote:

>Mika <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:58:00 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:51:05 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Mika
>> ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>> >this:
>> >
>> > ... >
>> > ... >Sending things over will probably cost a lot more than what you can
>> > ... >get if you sell them, and TV sets & other appliances will probably
>> > ... >get broken en route, so don't bother. Bring/send only the things
>> > ... >you really can't live without and/or have sentimental value.
>> > ...
>> > ... And TV sets or other electrical appliances would not work anyway.
>> >
>> >News flash - adaptors exist.
>>
>> Of course you can use an adaptor... maybe that power supply can be
>> wired to take 240 volts instead of 110 volts (or 120 volts?) north
>> americans use. Unless you have multi-standard set, PAL to NTSC
>> converter would be needed for your TV set.
>
>Adaptors can not be used for appliances with heavy requirements. I
>brought a slide projector back from the US and it needed a transformer
>that was twice as heavy as the projector.

A little known fact. Most Dutch importers of Japanese origin electrical
equipment are very helpful, especially if you go to them direct rather than via
a dealer. I had a Panasonic stereo receiver that was imported from the USA, I
contacted Panasonic in NL and they supplied me with a multi-mains voltage
transformer to replace the one that was in the receiver for near nothing.
Shortly after the receiver was stolen.
Sony are also very good if you have a problem.
--

Martin