>>I recently aquired a roland jx3p that operates on 230v (I'm assuming its european) I've been running it through a stepdown transformer. My question is, is there anyway to permanently change the voltage so that I can just plug it directly into a US (120v) wall plug?<< ian- find a tech. this is one of the easiest modifications to a synth, if it's fitted with the right kind of transformer to start with. the transformer needs to have a split primary, which has two coils wired in series for 220V & wired in parallel for 110V. even if it's a single 220V coil in there, y'r tech can look at the secondary (output) side of the transformer with a meter while it's running off your step-down, & then find a suitable replacement with a 110V primary. I have done this the other way around dozens of times. it seldom costs more than $30 for the parts & the job should take about 30 minutes at the outside. fwiw, I've seen rolands with split primaries, single primaries, voltage selector switches..... depends where they were made, I think, & when. I think some of the later polys, like your jx there, were actually made in italy..... duncan.
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Re: voltage conversions?
2007-07-21 by duncan
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