Len, the internals, including floppy drive, surely run on DC from the power supply, so the AC frequency will not affect them. Len Kosharek wrote: > Robert, > > > > Thanks for the feedback. There is no external voltage selector switch > that I can see but the xformer is a good idea. I guess the 50/60HZ issue > worried me more such as, if the floppy changed speed or the processor > didn?t work or the internal transformer was affected. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Welcyng [mailto:rwelcyng@...] > Sent: 29 June 2002 16:05 > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [disklavier] Moving my DGTIIXG from a 220v 50hz country to > a 110v 60hz country > > > > I can't speak for Yamaha, but I would guess that, because of warranty > and legal concerns, they would have you change out the DGT's power > supply for 120 VAC, 60 Hz input. That could be a rather expensive fix. > > If the DGT were mine, I would first take a look at the existing DGT > power supply to see if it has a selector switch on it to allow one to > choose either 120 or 240 volts. If so, I'd change the setting to 120 > VAC and replace the power plug or add an adaptor plug to it. > > Otherwise, I would buy a 120 VAC to 240 VAC step-up transformer sold for > that purpose. Check your manual to see if it states the nominal input > power required and get a transformer of at least that capacity. > Otherwise, if you're not equipped to measure the input power, I'd > suggest getting a 300 or 500 watt transformer which would surely be more > than adequate. Don't worry about the 50 Hz/60 Hz issue. The change to > 60 Hz may affect the power supply's efficiency slightly, but that should > not be a concern. > > You can find converting transformers on the Web. Here's the first URL I > found: http://www.dvdoverseas.com/voltage_converterfaq.htm > > If you go this way, realize that you probably don't have a warranty. > (You probably don't have one anyway when you move the DGT to the USA.) > More importantly, I would locate the transformer where it will remain > cool, and I'd power it only when I'm present and using the DGT. > > cdstacker2000 wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Yamaha Support has not responded to my e-mails asking what is > > required to adapt my piano to a different voltage source. Can I just > > buy a new controller and plug it in? 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Re: [disklavier] Moving my DGTIIXG from a 220v 50hz country to a 110v 60hz country
2002-06-29 by Robert Welcyng