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Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? Years ago I bought a radio alarm-clock with a 110 Volt AC plug on it in Far East and I have been using it here in the UK for the last ten years. However, I have just turned it over and looked at it carefully and on the back it states: power supply 110 Volts - 220 Volts. The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i Thanks, Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:47:52 GMT, Eddy
wrote: Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? Years ago I bought a radio alarm-clock with a 110 Volt AC plug on it in Far East and I have been using it here in the UK for the last ten years. However, I have just turned it over and looked at it carefully and on the back it states: power supply 110 Volts - 220 Volts. The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i Thanks, Eddy. You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Don Pearce wrote:
You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Er . . . ah . . . yes, I think I am familiar with a "mains voltage converter". VERY HEAVY blockish thing, about 9" x 9"? Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
"Eddy" Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i ** That radio is no use in the UK. Sony's specs say it is 120 volt and 60 Hz only - means the clock will be way out and you will need a step down tranny. Plus the AM channel spacing is set to 10 kHz instead of 9 kHz as in the UK . Get one from a local UK supplier. You dumb smartalec. ......... Phil |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:58:09 GMT, Eddy
wrote: Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Er . . . ah . . . yes, I think I am familiar with a "mains voltage converter". VERY HEAVY blockish thing, about 9" x 9"? Eddy. No, nothing like that big unless you want to run power tools off it. Maplin have one for £17 that will do nicely. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...erter&doy=25m2 d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:58:09 GMT, Eddy wrote: Er . . . ah . . . yes, I think I am familiar with a "mains voltage converter". VERY HEAVY blockish thing, about 9" x 9"? No, nothing like that big unless you want to run power tools off it. Maplin have one for £17 that will do nicely. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...erter&doy=25m2 Ah, thanks a lot, Don. That's just fantastic! Worth the £17, I think, given the delighted gasps of pleasure surrounding the particular machine in question! Many thanks. Eddy. |
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"Eddy" http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...erter&doy=25m2 Ah, thanks a lot, Don. That's just fantastic! Worth the £17, I think, given the delighted gasps of pleasure surrounding the particular machine in question! ** You are a ****ing IDIOT !!! ......... Phil |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Phil Allison wrote:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...erter&doy=25m2 Ah, thanks a lot, Don. That's just fantastic! Worth the £17, I think, given the delighted gasps of pleasure surrounding the particular machine in question! ** You are a ****ing IDIOT !!! ......... Phil Phil, I think you and I live in completely different worlds. Eddy. |
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Phil Allison wrote:
"Eddy" Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i ** That radio is no use in the UK. Sony's specs say it is 120 volt and 60 Hz only - means the clock will be way out and you will need a step down tranny. Do these things still use the mains frequency as a time reference? I thought that went out with 'rolodex' displays. -- Eiron. |
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Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. -- *I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Phil Allison wrote:
** That radio is no use in the UK. Sony's specs say it is 120 volt and 60 Hz only - means the clock will be way out and you will need a step down tranny. Plus the AM channel spacing is set to 10 kHz instead of 9 kHz as in the UK . Get one from a local UK supplier. You dumb smartalec. Phil, you charmer, I didn't see this earlier message from you. But thanks. The trouble with the model from the "local UK supplier" is that it ain't got a backup battery, which is pretty damn stupid, wouldn't you agree for a brilliant machine that will store 20 or so pre-sets . . . not to mention the time. So I would do as you say and buy the local version (an old version, BTW) if there were some way of installing a backup battery between it and the socket in the wall! :-) :-) Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Eddy wrote:
Phil Allison wrote: ** That radio is no use in the UK. Sony's specs say it is 120 volt and 60 Hz only - means the clock will be way out and you will need a step down tranny. Plus the AM channel spacing is set to 10 kHz instead of 9 kHz as in the UK . Get one from a local UK supplier. You dumb smartalec. Phil, you charmer, I didn't see this earlier message from you. But thanks. The trouble with the model from the "local UK supplier" is that it ain't got a backup battery, which is pretty damn stupid, wouldn't you agree for a brilliant machine that will store 20 or so pre-sets . . . not to mention the time. The Sony UK website says it has a backup battery. http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2899053311.pdf -- Eiron. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Eiron wrote:
The Sony UK website says it has a backup battery. http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2899053311.pdf Thanks a lot, Eiron. I will go and check this out. (I've been reading all these reviews on various sites of the UK version of this machine and many bemoan the "fact" that it has not backup battery. Are we talking about the same machine? Anyway, will check out your link!) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...c-21/ref=nosim) Eddy. |
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Eiron wrote:
http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2899053311.pdf This pdf is all about the Sony AM/FM/MP3/CD Black Clock Radio - ICFCD7000BLK which isn't available in the UK, I understand, . . . The Sony UK website says it has a backup battery. however, you imply you found the pdf on the Sony UK website . . . so maybe . . . hmmm . . . I'll go look Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Eiron wrote:
The Sony UK website says it has a backup battery. http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2899053311.pdf You're RIGHT, Eiron, the technical page at Sony UK clearly states is has "battery backup". http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProdu...lock+Radio#tab But reviewer after reviewer states it hasn't! Lasky's sells the model that reviewers say does, i.e. the one that's going cheap at £30 in the States, but Lasky's is selling it for £117. The only thing to do is for me to contact Sony tomorrow morning and get the facts. Ah . . . there's still hope I may yet get the "Dream Machine"! Good night. Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Eddy wrote: Eiron wrote: The Sony UK website says it has a backup battery. http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2899053311.pdf Thanks a lot, Eiron. I will go and check this out. (I've been reading all these reviews on various sites of the UK version of this machine and many bemoan the "fact" that it has not backup battery. Are we talking about the same machine? Anyway, will check out your link!) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...c-21/ref=nosim) That's not even remotely the same item. It's got a completely different model number. Graham |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
"Eddy the Idiot " Phil Allison wrote: Ah, thanks a lot, Don. That's just fantastic! Worth the £17, I think, given the delighted gasps of pleasure surrounding the particular machine in question! ** You are a ****ing IDIOT !!! ......... Phil Phil, I think you and I live in completely different worlds. ** Firstly - YOU have no capacity for thinking. Secondly - YOU live in an alternative universe - one that is full of ****wits. ........ Phil |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
"Don Pearce" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:47:52 GMT, Eddy wrote: Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? Years ago I bought a radio alarm-clock with a 110 Volt AC plug on it in Far East and I have been using it here in the UK for the last ten years. However, I have just turned it over and looked at it carefully and on the back it states: power supply 110 Volts - 220 Volts. The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i Thanks, Eddy. You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. **Unlikely. Given the level of automation and the fact that it has a battery back-up, it is likely to be crystal locked. I purchased a Sony clock radio, back in 1995, which was crystal locked, battery backed, digitally tuned, for US$29.95. I installed an original Sony 240VAC transformer (cost AUS$3.00), reset some thoughtfully labelled links (for 9kHz AM spacing) and am still enjoying the rather respectable clock radio today. The cost of that product, in Australia, was AUS$125.00. Trevor Wilson |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:40:02 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote: In article , Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. Yup, you are probably dead right. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:58:05 +1100, "Trevor Wilson"
wrote: "Don Pearce" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:47:52 GMT, Eddy wrote: Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? Years ago I bought a radio alarm-clock with a 110 Volt AC plug on it in Far East and I have been using it here in the UK for the last ten years. However, I have just turned it over and looked at it carefully and on the back it states: power supply 110 Volts - 220 Volts. The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i Thanks, Eddy. You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. **Unlikely. Given the level of automation and the fact that it has a battery back-up, it is likely to be crystal locked. I purchased a Sony clock radio, back in 1995, which was crystal locked, battery backed, digitally tuned, for US$29.95. I installed an original Sony 240VAC transformer (cost AUS$3.00), reset some thoughtfully labelled links (for 9kHz AM spacing) and am still enjoying the rather respectable clock radio today. The cost of that product, in Australia, was AUS$125.00. Trevor Wilson My clock radio has mechanical tuning, so I wasn't really thinking about the two different channel spacings. Actually it is of such an ancient vintage that I believe it does use the mains for the clock timing, and drops back to an RC oscillator if the mains fails. Don't know how they run the mains in OZ, but here although it is a bit noisy, they do place limits on the total number of cycles in a day, and that is plenty accurate enough for a clock. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Phil Allison wrote:
"Eddy the Idiot " Phil Allison wrote: Ah, thanks a lot, Don. That's just fantastic! Worth the £17, I think, given the delighted gasps of pleasure surrounding the particular machine in question! ** You are a ****ing IDIOT !!! ......... Phil Phil, I think you and I live in completely different worlds. ** Firstly - YOU have no capacity for thinking. Secondly - YOU live in an alternative universe - one that is full of ****wits. ........ Phil Phil, do you think it's possible that maybe I have considerable capacity for thinking in MY own particular fields of expertise (which do not include any form of electronics)? And, conversely, maybe if you were to ask questions in domains alien to you, you might easily be disparaged by the unthinking experts in those domains as being what you have described as "a ****ing idiot"? Do you think that this might be at all possible? Eddy. |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
Don Pearce wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. Yup, you are probably dead right. The funny thing is, and I speak from experience, is that a crystal of the ilk likely to be found in a clock radio is LESS accurate than the mains. By some considerable degree. Graham |
Use 100 Volt AC radio in UK?
"Don Pearce" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:58:05 +1100, "Trevor Wilson" wrote: "Don Pearce" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:47:52 GMT, Eddy wrote: Can anyone tell me if a radio that has a United States 110 Volt AC plug on it can be used in the UK? Years ago I bought a radio alarm-clock with a 110 Volt AC plug on it in Far East and I have been using it here in the UK for the last ten years. However, I have just turned it over and looked at it carefully and on the back it states: power supply 110 Volts - 220 Volts. The machine I want to buy can be seen at the following address, although I think I can buy it from another US supplier. (I don't think Amazon.com will ship to the UK anymore.) http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICF-CD700...=cm_cr_pr_pb_i Thanks, Eddy. You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. **Unlikely. Given the level of automation and the fact that it has a battery back-up, it is likely to be crystal locked. I purchased a Sony clock radio, back in 1995, which was crystal locked, battery backed, digitally tuned, for US$29.95. I installed an original Sony 240VAC transformer (cost AUS$3.00), reset some thoughtfully labelled links (for 9kHz AM spacing) and am still enjoying the rather respectable clock radio today. The cost of that product, in Australia, was AUS$125.00. Trevor Wilson My clock radio has mechanical tuning, so I wasn't really thinking about the two different channel spacings. Actually it is of such an ancient vintage that I believe it does use the mains for the clock timing, and drops back to an RC oscillator if the mains fails. **I'm sure it does. However, the Sony in question will use at least two crystals. One for the CD player and another the CPU. Using the CPU crystal for clock timing will be easy enough. Like I said: My ancient US$29.95 Sony clock radio does use crystal timing for clock functions. I see no reason why Sony would change things 10 years+ later. Don't know how they run the mains in OZ, but here although it is a bit noisy, they do place limits on the total number of cycles in a day, and that is plenty accurate enough for a clock. **Our mains supply appears to be adequate for most clock functions. Trevor Wilson |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. ** Nonsense. Battery back up ( of the time ) is fitted to MOST clock radios that use the AC supply frequency as a reference. The feature is built in to the clock ICs that are commonly used. ......... Phil |
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"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
... **I'm sure it does. However, the Sony in question will use at least two crystals. One for the CD player and another the CPU. Using the CPU crystal for clock timing will be easy enough. Easy maybe, but not good enough for timekeeping. Of course they could provide a timekeeping-quality crystal oscillator for the clock and use that for the CPU as well, but it wouldn't be worth the effort as CPU crystals cost virtually nothing. Like I said: My ancient US$29.95 Sony clock radio does use crystal timing for clock functions. I see no reason why Sony would change things 10 years+ later. Nobody has mentioned the option of MSF control. Apart from anything else it avoids the maintenance liability of battery backup, yet self resets after a power cut. David. |
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Eeyore wrote: Don Pearce wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. Yup, you are probably dead right. The funny thing is, and I speak from experience, is that a crystal of the ilk likely to be found in a clock radio is LESS accurate than the mains. By some considerable degree. Indeed. Mains is averaged out to exactly 50 Hz for this express purpose. However, providing a backup may be more expensive than a system which relies on its own oscillator. But a mains locked system can be quite a bit out at certain times of the day - and likely when needed. One controlled by a decent local oscillator should be more consistent. Graham -- *A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Phil Allison wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" Mains locked? The few I've had apart are crystal locked - necessary if you wish battery backup. Which most radio alarms have. ** Nonsense. Thank you for your kind words. Battery back up ( of the time ) is fitted to MOST clock radios that use the AC supply frequency as a reference. Do any? None of those I've got here do. The feature is built in to the clock ICs that are commonly used. Depends what you mean by commonly. -- *The longest recorded flightof a chicken is thirteen seconds * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (Nutter )" Indeed. Mains is averaged out to exactly 50 Hz for this express purpose. However, providing a backup may be more expensive than a system which relies on its own oscillator. But a mains locked system can be quite a bit out at certain times of the day - and likely when needed. ** Nonsense. One controlled by a decent local oscillator should be more consistent. ** ********. Crystal clocks and watches have poor time keeping compared to a mains frequency based clock. Average errors are in the order of 30 seconds per month, much more for watches if the owner forgets to wear it. ........ Phil |
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Phil Allison wrote: But a mains locked system can be quite a bit out at certain times of the day - and likely when needed. ** Nonsense. ******** ** One controlled by a decent local oscillator should be more consistent. ** ********. Nonsense ** Crystal clocks and watches have poor time keeping compared to a mains frequency based clock. Mains frequency in Europe has a tolerance of +/- 0.2 Hz. I'll leave you to work out the worst possible error in a 24 hour period. Average errors are in the order of 30 seconds per month, much more for watches if the owner forgets to wear it. You have a mains locked watch? Figures. -- *Succeed, in spite of management * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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David Looser wrote:
Nobody has mentioned the option of MSF control. Apart from anything else it avoids the maintenance liability of battery backup, yet self resets after a power cut. What's this "MSF control", please, David? Rang two or three Sony 0870 numbers yesterday for information on the UK model I'm interested in, to report the Sony website states it has "Battery backup" and yet reviewers say it hasn't and one Sony shop assistant I got through to inspected the machine thoroughly and says it is completely sealed (nowhere for battery replacement). Each Sony person I got through seemed only able to scroll through exactly the same documentation as I have on the Sony webpages! Have been promised a call-back from some tiny-voiced young female responsible for Sony production enquiries . . . but haven't heard anything yet. It appears these big corporations make the things, give you the option of buying them or not, but simply don't make personal specialist expertise available. Eddy. |
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"Dave Plowman Nutcase LIAR" ** You are one EVIL pile of sub-human garbage - Plowman. IOW - a typical pommy ****. ....... Phil MODERATOR: ban this poster from this group? |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:17:50 GMT, Eddy
wrote: Phil Allison wrote: "Dave Plowman Nutcase LIAR" ** You are one EVIL pile of sub-human garbage - Plowman. IOW - a typical pommy ****. ....... Phil MODERATOR: ban this poster from this group? No moderator on this group. Just dump him in your killfile and forget about him. d -- Pearce Consulting http://www.pearce.uk.com |
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"Eddy" wrote in message
... David Looser wrote: Nobody has mentioned the option of MSF control. Apart from anything else it avoids the maintenance liability of battery backup, yet self resets after a power cut. What's this "MSF control", please, David? MSF is the call-sign of the UK's standard time transmission, radiated on a frequency of 60kHz. If you aren't in the UK there are similar transmissions in other countries. These days there are many "Radio-Controlled" clocks, including radio alarm clocks, available at prices not much above those of ordinary clocks. They have the definite advantage of being self-setting, including after power cuts and when daylight-saving time starts and ends. I can't be bothered with battery back-up. IME the batteries run down without you noticing so that the clock still stops when the power goes off. And all the ones I've seen use expensive PP3 type batteries. David. |
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In article , Eddy eddy.bentl
scribeth thus David Looser wrote: Nobody has mentioned the option of MSF control. Apart from anything else it avoids the maintenance liability of battery backup, yet self resets after a power cut. What's this "MSF control", please, David? Its a radio time signal transmitted by this lot!.. http://www.npl.co.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.998 -- Tony Sayer |
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Eddy wrote: MODERATOR: ban this poster from this group? This is not a moderated group you nitwit. Graham |
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"Eddy" wrote in message ... Phil Allison wrote: "Dave Plowman Nutcase LIAR" ** You are one EVIL pile of sub-human garbage - Plowman. IOW - a typical pommy ****. ....... Phil MODERATOR: ban this poster from this group? Eddy. You ain't seen nothin' yet:-) Our Phil is just getting warmed up! |
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"Eddy" wrote in message
... Don Pearce wrote: You can certainly buy a mains voltage converter for it (won't cost you much more than a new clock radio, probably :-). But if this is like most of them, it uses the mains frequency to run the clock. 50Hz vs 60Hz mains will make it run very slow. Er . . . ah . . . yes, I think I am familiar with a "mains voltage converter". VERY HEAVY blockish thing, about 9" x 9"? Eddy. It's called a TRANSFORMER duh. |
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