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US Energy ESW-8 - Inverter to 120v 60hz

  • 11-12-2014 12:59am
    #1
    QikBax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭


    I bought Energy Take Classic speakers and a Sub for the US.

    The sub has it's own hardwired power cable which requires 120v 60hz power as opposed to our 220v 50hz power from the socket.

    Does anyone know the proper Inverter to get? A normal step down Inverter from Maplin or the like won't do it because of the 60hz as far as I understand.


    Any ideas would be great.


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  • #2
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    you might be able to get someone to convert it

    they'd need to open it and have a nose around first

    seems a little wire link to cut and component to remove, uprate caps




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  • #3
    Luck100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 878 ✭✭✭Luck100


    QikBax wrote: »
    I bought Energy Take Classic speakers and a Sub for the US.

    The sub has it's own hardwired power cable which requires 120v 60hz power as opposed to our 220v 50hz power from the socket.

    Does anyone know the proper Inverter to get? A normal step down Inverter from Maplin or the like won't do it because of the 60hz as far as I understand.


    Any ideas would be great.

    You can almost certainly run them perfectly well with a regular step-down transformer that converts 220V to 120V (but still 50Hz). Just don't cut it too fine with the power rating of your transformer.

    I have audio equipment that I brought from the US that's been running fine for years with a regular step-down transformer. Three Definitive Technology speakers with powered subs and a Onkyo Integra AV receiver, all running off a single beefy transformer. The only issue is that sometimes the larger transformers can have a bit of hum (out of the transformer itself, not the speakers).


  • #4
    QikBax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭QikBax


    Luck100 wrote: »
    You can almost certainly run them perfectly well with a regular step-down transformer that converts 220V to 120V (but still 50Hz). Just don't cut it too fine with the power rating of your transformer.

    I have audio equipment that I brought from the US that's been running fine for years with a regular step-down transformer. Three Definitive Technology speakers with powered subs and a Onkyo Integra AV receiver, all running off a single beefy transformer. The only issue is that sometimes the larger transformers can have a bit of hum (out of the transformer itself, not the speakers).

    Cool. Thanks for the help.

    I'm going to try and borrow a step down transformer from somewhere and give it a go before I buy one. I'm worried I may have blown a fuse in the sub when I plugged it in so I want to try it out first.

    Thanks again.


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