On May 18, 11:30, Hans Franke wrote:
> AFAIR you also have to use either 'adaptor plugs - or fit a new pwower
> cable, since the Sorcerer had a fixed one. And there is nothing more
> stupid in the world of power transmission than these plugs ...
The power cable is fixed, but the plug on the end (that goes into the wal
socket) was not a mouilded plug; it was a rewirable one, so it's very easy
to remove and fit an appropriate type without mangling the cable. Not
usaully a problem for me anyway, as it happens I have some Schuko sockets
on my bench as well as lots of British 13A sockets.
> Unless the PS is already switchable and there is a Kaltgeraetestecker
> (no idea how these inlet connectors are called in english, where the
> power cord is detatchable)
The three-pin type I think you mean we just call an IEC inlet or IEC
socket. The ones that have the notch we call "hot-condition" IEC
plugs/sockets (like the ones you get on a kettle).
> I always keep the original condition - for
> the short time I play around with a specific unit (seldom more than a
> few weeks) a stepdown transformer is a fine solution.
Sensible enough, but in this case there is provision inside the Sorcerer to
rewire the transformer primaries, and it's documented in the manuals.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Fri May 18 2001 - 12:34:57 BST