120V to 240V

newmug

Hi all.

I bought a clock on ebay, but it turns out it needs 120V and not 240V to work. Somebody suggested I change the power supply. Any ideas on how this could be done?

colm_mcm

Any link to the clock in question?

Capt'n Midnight

If the clock uses a mains cable then easier and safer to use an adaptor with a transformer.

probably described as a travel adapter

you need to make sure the transformer will supply enough power, but that isn't going to be a problem



If it has it's own wall wart plug then you could replace that, what does it say on the CLOCK itself ?


There is just one other item, if it's an OLD clock that uses an induction motor (not quartz etc.) to tell the time then it'll run slow over here since we have 50Hz and they have 60Hz mains (it would take an hour to do 50 minutes)


My Grandmother had a clock that used a synchronous motor , which meant that there was a 50:50 chance of it running backwards when you plugged it in.

newmug

Its this baby!

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICFC414-Clock-Radio/dp/B001RB1XXY

It says on the clock itself that its 120V, 60 Hz. As you can see from Amazon, it says absolutely nothing about the voltage. Beautiful clock though!

Capt'n Midnight

newmug wrote: »

Its this baby!

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICFC414-Clock-Radio/dp/B001RB1XXY

It says on the clock itself that its 120V, 60 Hz. As you can see from Amazon, it says absolutely nothing about the voltage. Beautiful clock though!

TBH it says only ships in the US, and they don't have 240V in the US for small appliances.


It's electronic so you don't have to worry about 50/60Hz


http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=ICFC414

I am highly disappointed I am from India, and always wanted to get such a alarm clock. However, I was highly disappointed. As soon as I connected it, it went dead in 2 mins.

They use 240V in India.

You'll need something like these
http://cpc.farnell.com/phonapart/sc5474w-bp/50va-usa-to-uk-voltage-converter/dp/TF00693

http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/catalog_v2.cgi?id=4724&type=product

fasttalkerchat

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

My Grandmother had a clock that used a synchronous motor , which meant that there was a 50:50 chance of it running backwards when you plugged it in.

Brilliant! I never knew that was possible.