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Apple Computing Products:
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iMac (old CRT style) Power UK to US?
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<blockquote data-quote="Amen-Moses" data-source="post: 7050" data-attributes="member: 114"><p>I thought the Mac uses auto sensing powersupplies?</p><p></p><p>Anyhow the good thing about going in the westerly direction is that you can't break a 240v power supply by plugging it into a 120v supply so the worst that can happen is that it won't work, going the other way usually results in tears. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>My US friends who have taken equipment back that isn't either switchable or autosensing have had to purchase a converter to up the voltage supply, they are quite expensive I believe and most people sell the awkward stuff before they go.</p><p></p><p>What may be easier would be to find out what power supply you have in the iMac and get a replacement part in the US, I doubt whether that would be any more expensive than buying an converter.</p><p></p><p>Amen-Moses</p><p></p><p>This is the sort of thing you need:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/step-up-transformer-2.html" target="_blank">http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/step-up-transformer-2.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amen-Moses, post: 7050, member: 114"] I thought the Mac uses auto sensing powersupplies? Anyhow the good thing about going in the westerly direction is that you can't break a 240v power supply by plugging it into a 120v supply so the worst that can happen is that it won't work, going the other way usually results in tears. ;) My US friends who have taken equipment back that isn't either switchable or autosensing have had to purchase a converter to up the voltage supply, they are quite expensive I believe and most people sell the awkward stuff before they go. What may be easier would be to find out what power supply you have in the iMac and get a replacement part in the US, I doubt whether that would be any more expensive than buying an converter. Amen-Moses This is the sort of thing you need: [url]http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/step-up-transformer-2.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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