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hr0thgar
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Dec 25, 2015
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poca
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Dec 25, 2015
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hr0thgarHi, so we don't get compatible power suply directly with the purshace? it's a bit disapointed.
Will wait to see the price becauce i'm still interested. But if it's made in china, no power suply and does have some sound issue i will maybe directly go else where :/
hr0thgar
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Dec 25, 2015
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pocaYou are french? So it´s the same as in Germany assuming the 50hz/60hz mismatch is an issue.
Looks like all of Europe uses 220-240V 50hz, so if the only issue with the provided supply would be a
different plug like a US or UK one, we could buy a travel adapter thingy and would be fine but it´s not.
So i still wonder who the intended target for this "220V Adapter" is.
I don´t know where people buying here are from, the ones outside the US/Canada i saw were either European, Australian or from Hong Kong all of which use 220/230V 50hz.
AceDuff
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Dec 25, 2015
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hr0thgarI'm using a plug converter I've had at home for a while now. It's a worldwide one, meaning it has pretty much all the most used plugs around the world and it's sort of "active", cause there's a light that turns on when it's in use. Thus I was thinking that it might be helping "mediating" between the power supply and my home electric system (which has the same specs as German ones, of course). That's just a thought though...Did you tried plugging in the odac+o2 yet or are you waiting for an answer before trying? Mine has been in use about 5-6 hours by now and I've heard no distortion, clipping or other strange behaviours.
AceDuff
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Dec 25, 2015
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hr0thgarI see. Well, actually as far as I know plugging a 110v device in a 220v plug would cause the device to blow up or to melt, but since they asked us about the US/EU plug I think it's very likely that, even though it's not reported on the power supply, it can handle both voltages. Otherwise, the power supply would be dead by now.
hr0thgar
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Dec 25, 2015
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AceDuffnot talking about voltage but frequency, the wall socket in Europe gives out 220-240 Volts at a 50Hz frequency,
The 220V power supply from here states it wants ~240V at 60Hz as input.
Even IF putting in 50Hz instead of 60Hz makes no difference (still don´t know if it does longterm), Massdrop should really provide a 230V 50Hz with a Type C Plug (see http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/) for future Drops since its compatible with almost all countries Socket Type that use 220-240V, except for Australia, UK,Ireland and China only making them require a Travel Converter.
Even IF putting in 50Hz instead of 60Hz makes no difference (still don´t know if it does longterm), Massdrop should really provide a 230V 50Hz with a Type C Plug (see http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/) for future Drops since its compatible with almost all countries Socket Type that use 220-240V, except for Australia, UK,Ireland and China only making them require a Travel Converter.
Oatburner
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Dec 26, 2015
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hr0thgarThe power supply will work so long as the input voltage is met. Any differences in frequency will have no substantial effects.
AceDuff
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Dec 26, 2015
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hr0thgarMy bad, I was somehow convinced it was 110v/60Hz. I've just checked mine and it says 240v/60Hz indeed, but it's still working regularly. We would have an actual problem if it was 110v, while the frequency seems not to impact it.
Anyway I agree with you, they should provide the correct plug type.
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Class 2 Power Supply Model: SP240-12 Input: 240VAC 60Hz Output: 12VAC @220mA
It uses a Type B plug with 2 pins (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/) Not sure what Country even uses 240V 60hz Type B "mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan" but they also use 100v/120v/127v so for whom are they meant?
Germany uses 230V 50hz Type C or F Aside from potential issues with not enough Voltage under load with the power supply will i be able to use the provided power supply if i get Traveler converter thingy like this:
http://www.amazon.de/Brennenstuhl-Reisestecker--adapter-Japan-Schutzkontakt/dp/B000WKG5YS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1450987245&sr=8-3&keywords=adapter+stecker+usa
or will i have issues with the 50hz / 60hz?
edit: apparently i would have issues
Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cuba, Guyana, Montserrat, Philippines, Sint Eustatius seem to be the countries using 60hz 220~240V Plug B(and others)
No European country seems to use 60hz