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Electricity and Amps

  • 01-07-2009 10:35AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,151 ✭✭✭


    My Powerblock was nicked on me recently and a kind gent on these boards has offered to sell me one.

    He is using an American lead with a three pin adaptor on it and not a step down transformer.

    The back of his power block says Line: 100V-240V~ 50/60Hz 45VA

    As our current comes out at 240V and since he is not using a transformer then I should be fine to use this with a normal Oirish Kettle lead?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Eoin Madsen


    Yeah, 100V - 240V means it can take just about any input voltage. The lead used doesn't make any difference really, though having less adaptors is safer for the grounding.

    I'm not actually sure how variable primary input works exactly. It either switches something depending on what voltage it senses coming in, or the regulation on the secondary side is cleverly designed to put out the same VDC no matter what comes in.


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