Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

i just opened up my CZ-1 (after both of us moved from the US to NZ) to see 
what it would take to convert it from 120V to 240V.

DOH!! i didn't even have to open it up! on the bottom there's a switch for 
100, 120, 220, 240. that was easy! it looks like the transformer has a 
multi-tap primary.

woo-hoo!!!

i was expecting that it would be more difficult, since the plate with the 
serial number stamped on it is printed with "120V"... obviously that's 
just what it was set to when it left the factory.

does anyone know if the rack-mount VZs (vz8, vz10) have a voltage selector 
switch? on the list of things lost/stolen by the moving company is a 
VZ-10m... if it doesn't have a voltage selector switch i'll hold off on 
replacing it until i come across a 240V model... if it does have the 
switch i'll keep an eye on ebay for a 120V model from the US.

thanks...


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Hey buddy

Welcome to New Zealand. I once saw a CZ-101 sell for $160 on TradeMe.  
Oh yeah also, just buy an adaptor, it's like $30 or something.

Chur,
Giles

On 23/02/2008, at 5:55 PM, Atom Smasher wrote:

> i just opened up my CZ-1 (after both of us moved from the US to NZ)  
> to see
> what it would take to convert it from 120V to 240V.
>
> DOH!! i didn't even have to open it up! on the bottom there's a  
> switch for
> 100, 120, 220, 240. that was easy! it looks like the transformer has a
> multi-tap primary.
>
> woo-hoo!!!
>
> i was expecting that it would be more difficult, since the plate  
> with the
> serial number stamped on it is printed with "120V"... obviously that's
> just what it was set to when it left the factory.
>
> does anyone know if the rack-mount VZs (vz8, vz10) have a voltage  
> selector
> switch? on the list of things lost/stolen by the moving company is a
> VZ-10m... if it doesn't have a voltage selector switch i'll hold  
> off on
> replacing it until i come across a 240V model... if it does have the
> switch i'll keep an eye on ebay for a 120V model from the US.
>
> thanks...
>
> -- 
> ...atom
>
> ________________________
> http://atom.smasher.org/
> 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> "Every successful revolt is termed a revolution,
> and every unsuccessful one a rebellion."
> -- Joseph Priestly, 1791
>
>
> 



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Here's an ambiguous answer for you (sorry): my VZ-8M has a switch on
the bottom like the one you describe; my VZ-10M does not have such a
switch (that I can see)!  The specification page in the owner's manual
for _both_ units has the following entry: 
"Power Supply: 100V, 120V, 220V, 240V AC"
The 8M switch is very evident (slot-head screwdriver fit).  The 10M
has a hole in the bottom of the case, in about the same relation to
the power jack as the switch on the 8M.  But it also has a hole
similarly spaced from the opposite rear corner.
The 8M draws a nominal 14 Watts, the 10M draws 15, so the power
supplies may not be identical.   I'm not inclined to disassemble a
well-functioning synth to see if there is an internal switch.  Perhaps
someone with a borked unit will look at it for you.
Or, get 2 VZ-8Ms!

synergeezer

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:
>
> i just opened up my CZ-1 (after both of us moved from the US to NZ)
to see 
> what it would take to convert it from 120V to 240V.
> 
> DOH!! i didn't even have to open it up! on the bottom there's a
switch for 
> 100, 120, 220, 240. that was easy! it looks like the transformer has a 
> multi-tap primary.
> 
> woo-hoo!!!
> 
> i was expecting that it would be more difficult, since the plate
with the 
> serial number stamped on it is printed with "120V"... obviously that's 
> just what it was set to when it left the factory.
> 
> does anyone know if the rack-mount VZs (vz8, vz10) have a voltage
selector 

> switch? on the list of things lost/stolen by the moving company is a 
> VZ-10m... if it doesn't have a voltage selector switch i'll hold off on 
> replacing it until i come across a 240V model... if it does have the 
> switch i'll keep an eye on ebay for a 120V model from the US.
> 
> thanks...
> 
> 
> -- 
>          ...atom
> 
>   ________________________
>   http://atom.smasher.org/
>   762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
>   -------------------------------------------------
> 
>  	"Every successful revolt is termed a revolution,
>  	 and every unsuccessful one a rebellion."
>  		-- Joseph Priestly, 1791
>