Dave Plowman (Nutcase Moron) wrote:

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Obviously. You both seem to have missed the part where he says he's
looking to buy from markets which use ~220v gear including the UK.

The UK is 240v. Older equipment designed for 220v will very likely go bang
on 240v. Unless the mains transformer has a 240v tapping.


** India is a 230VAC country, so is the UK and Australia, despite the supply being 240VAC at most locations.


230v here was an EU harmonisation. So that equipment made afterwards had
to be suitable for the spread across the EU.


** Australia made the same adoption, but noting changed but the tolerance band on the AC supply.

But the voltage didn't change
in the UK, even although the specification did.


220v sounds very like a US etc standard.


** The USA is nominal 120VAC with two phase ( ie antiphase) power being 240VAC.

India is not 220V and the OP has no issue with any audio gear sold in the UK.


..... Phil