Digital BW, The Print

Hello Frank,

	I just finished setting up the printers that I brought back from Bangkok
with me and they work just fine.  What you need though is voltage stabilizer
that will up the American 110v to 220v required by the European printer.
Input 110 and output 220.  I have thee Epson printers and an HP set up this
way and they are all working just fine.  Let me know if you need more
information.

Cheers,

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Wesley [mailto:mwesley250@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:54 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: using european printer in north america ?

Frank,

A transformer will not change the AC frequency but awhile back Nina,
I believe sent me the info off the id plate and it is designed to run
on 50 to 60 Hz so you are okay there.

Other things to keep in mind is that you will have to pay US Customs
duty and Epson US Service will probably not do any warranty repairs
for you since it will be a gray market import. You would have to ship
back to Epson EU or where ever you get it from.

If you go this way let us all know how it turns out.

Martin Wesley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., fh.gross@s... wrote:
>
> Jerry,
> Thanks for writing.
> I started to look into 220>10 step down transformers and the first
> thing the supplier wanted to know was -"how many watts?". Do you
know
> what the printer's wattage draw is ?
> As to your second point about Hz range - can you elaborate? The
> supplier didn't seem to have different transformers for this
variable.
> thanks
> Frank
>
> > The voltage is not switchable so you will need a step down
> > transformer. The built in transformer often puts out different
> > voltages depending on the circuit boards requirement. I used to
buy
> > HAM equipment from the US and an external transformer was the
> easiest
> > and cheapest solution. Check you can find a suitable transformer
> > before buying the printer or even if you need one to step down
from
> > 220 to 110/20 it will probable depend on the Hz range in your
> > electricity supply.
> >
> > Jerry.



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