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Subject: 
using a european 12v transformer in the UK
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Date: 
Thu, 1 May 2003 15:47:53 GMT
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hi

does anyone know weather it is safe to use a european 12v transformer with a
straight forward euro/uk plug adapter. i suppose the output would be the
same but would the extra uk voltage burn out he transformer?

thx for any help

paul



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  Re: using a european 12v transformer in the UK
 
(...) I have run both Euro and UK 12v transformers with my stepup transformer in the US. Not sure if that's a good datapoint though. Frank (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: using a european 12v transformer in the UK
 
prize2707 <paul.1@virgin.net> wrote in message news:HE7t7t.1nDF@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) The specifications for mains voltage in Europe _was_ 220VAC +/- 10%, that is 198-242V, while the UK _was_ using 240VAC +/- 10%, that is 216-264V. You can (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.trains)

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