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Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
#978233 - 26/03/12 02:34 PM
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Just a quick question if you don't mind. I've got my first gig abroad in the Netherlands
next months and I'm having an anxiety meltdown, I will be playing live with Mac book pro
Native Instruments Maschine RME FF400 and a Novation control Zero. Is anything other than
Eruo plug convertors needed to make UK voltage work over there. Thanks Now to get my passport sorted 
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James Perrett
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
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#978237 - 26/03/12 02:49 PM
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European voltages are supposed to be converging on 230V so anything with a CE mark should
be fine. In fact, I've never known anything not to work when moved from the UK to Europe
but I guess there must be the odd old bit of kit that won't like the slightly lower
voltage. James.
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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
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#978245 - 26/03/12 03:27 PM
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I've never had a problem with European mains supplies, other than taking care over Class 1
equipment to make sure it is earthed properly. Not all adapters pass the earth connection
properly.
Hugh
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w oxo cube
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
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#978299 - 26/03/12 08:31 PM
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Ok that great - Thanks chaps, very much appreciated. Thats a weight off my mind! 
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shufflebeat
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
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#978308 - 26/03/12 09:36 PM
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The only problem I've had was in rural France where voltage irregularities played havoc
with my (hardware) digital effects. At the time, or so I'm told by my friendly
neighbourhood amp tech a steady voltage could not be assumed outside the towns of France
and Netherlands. Times may have changed, that was a good ten years ago and come to think
of it I had the same problem in Liverpool city centre.
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DGL.
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
[Re: shufflebeat]
#978317 - 26/03/12 10:20 PM
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OMD once played in rural france and due to the electrical load (i believe it happened to
kraftewerk as well with their orchestron and it was down to people using electric cookers,
therefore creating too much demand) and therefore the voltage being to low, their
mellotron would not go at the right speed. But then that was a motor driven device and
most switched mode stuff should allow anything from 110-240. i.e., you are not limite3d to
just 110/115 or 220-240.
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Pinestreet
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Re: Easy question from Mr Black thicky adder thicky
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#978587 - 27/03/12 09:25 PM
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Since I'm a brit living outside britain I can tell you there's nothing to worry about.
However, I would double check if your power adaptors have the 110-240V input range to make
completely sure you're covered. But saying that, I've never had any issue running 220 on
240 or visa versa. The only issue I've had was running a fixed US 110V transformer on a
117V-127V power supply in the caribbean, had some over heating problems and eventually
m'transformer cooked. Earthing is normally the only issue as mentioned before in the
thread. The European plugs are actually slightly different in each country and not all
have the earth connection on them. And some extension cables won't even take a european
earth plug either so just be aware of that. The "bathroom razor" shape plug is the shape
that will fit in all the plugs. The round plugs that push into a socket with the earth on
the side may not fit on all plugs.
HTH
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