Hello all,

I am not an electrical wiz so I thought I'd see if there is anyone out
there who may be able to point me in the right direction.

I have a Roland Electric Piano, model number HP235 manufactured in
England and I am now in Canada and wish to be able to use it.

This is it's power consumption:
Power Consumption 45W at 230/240Volts

I wish to use it here in North America and have been told I need a
'Step Up Transformer' can anyone tell me where I would look for one,
I've looked at Radio Shack's website and I'm not exactly sure what to
look for.


Thank you,
John

Yes, you need a step-up transformer (a transformer that steps up the
line voltage here from 120V to 240V such that it will work for your
equipment).

Here is a link to a Radio Shack model:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0440

or

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-1068

although it doesn't say the wattage on the latter model. You'll
probably have to get socket adapters, too, such that you can physically
plug in your English gear.

You can get them for cheaper, though. I bought one for about $35 that
was less wattage (maybe 30W) for some V72s that I have.

Cheers,
Trevor de Clercq


John wrote:
Hello all,

I am not an electrical wiz so I thought I'd see if there is anyone out
there who may be able to point me in the right direction.

I have a Roland Electric Piano, model number HP235 manufactured in
England and I am now in Canada and wish to be able to use it.

This is it's power consumption:
Power Consumption 45W at 230/240Volts

I wish to use it here in North America and have been told I need a
'Step Up Transformer' can anyone tell me where I would look for one,
I've looked at Radio Shack's website and I'm not exactly sure what to
look for.


Thank you,
John

John wrote:

I am not an electrical wiz so I thought I'd see if there is anyone out
there who may be able to point me in the right direction.

I have a Roland Electric Piano, model number HP235 manufactured in
England and I am now in Canada and wish to be able to use it.

This is it's power consumption:
Power Consumption 45W at 230/240Volts

I wish to use it here in North America and have been told I need a
'Step Up Transformer' can anyone tell me where I would look for one,
I've looked at Radio Shack's website and I'm not exactly sure what to
look for.

Canadian Tire actually carries some inexpensive step-up/down autotransformers.
But, a couple questions first: Is this electromechanical or entirely electronic?
If it's entirely electronic it might well be possible to change straps on the
power transforer for American power. If it's electromechanical it may depend on
line frequency for tone and that would be very bad.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:

Canadian Tire actually carries some inexpensive step-up/down autotransformers.

How did you know about Canadian Tire?

Do you hoard away classic vintage Canadian Tire Money?

Rob R.

Rob Reedijk wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:

Canadian Tire actually carries some inexpensive step-up/down autotransformers.

How did you know about Canadian Tire?

Everybody knows about Canadian Tire. They even carry half-amp 3AG fuses
for the ATR-100 I/O units when they die in the middle of a gig.

Do you hoard away classic vintage Canadian Tire Money?

No, but with the US dollar collapsing, it might be a good investment.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Never saw the initial correspondence on this forum, but only the header
as above.
What EXACTLY is the seller's spec of these xformers? Mains or audio?
Jim

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
...
Rob Reedijk wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:

Canadian Tire actually carries some inexpensive step-up/down
autotransformers.

How did you know about Canadian Tire?

Everybody knows about Canadian Tire. They even carry half-amp 3AG fuses
for the ATR-100 I/O units when they die in the middle of a gig.

Do you hoard away classic vintage Canadian Tire Money?

No, but with the US dollar collapsing, it might be a good investment.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."