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US Adapter for UK printer/scanner
Hello,
I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS |
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I second Barry.
Check the power ratings many are rated 100-250 volts 50-60 Hz. -- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com -- "Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... It is VERY possible that they will work directly, with only a new power cord or a plug .... check the voltage ratings on the printer & scanner (or the power adapters if they use an external power adapter). Otherwise, you need a 110 to 220 transformer. Silicon Strawberry wrote: Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS |
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US Adapter for UK printer/scanner
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Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. -- Stuart Winsor From is valid but subject to change without notice if it gets spammed. For Barn dances and folk evenings in the Coventry and Warwickshire area See: http://www.barndance.org.uk |
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"Silicon Strawberry" wrote in
: Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. |
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"Silicon Strawberry" wrote in message ... Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS Assuming you actually need an adapter, and not just a new power cord, Radio Shack will have what you need. They also have a simple block that changes 220 3-prong to 110 3-prong. |
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Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits. To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug. Art Stuart wrote: In article , Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. |
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Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google,
there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS used in switching power supplies. Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh? I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other than yourself, I think most others would have understood that. I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would have some redundant parts. Art Barry Watzman wrote: There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but there are no switching tranformers. Arthur Entlich wrote: Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits. To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug. Art Stuart wrote: In article , Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. |
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So how did you break your right wrist?
-- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com -- "Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... switching power supplies contain pulse transformers (see how many hits you get on that). There is no term "switching transformer" in common use in the us (might be common elsewhere). 7,490 hits on google is a small number ... almost anything you search for on google will return some hits. [my background is a ham radio operator since 1963, degreed EE, and i've been a director of engineering for a manufacturer of switching power supplies. And i broke my right wrist last night, so typing this is really difficult.] Arthur Entlich wrote: Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google, there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS used in switching power supplies. Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh? I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other than yourself, I think most others would have understood that. I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would have some redundant parts. Art Barry Watzman wrote: There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but there are no switching tranformers. Arthur Entlich wrote: Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits. To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug. Art Stuart wrote: In article , Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. |
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Sorry about your wrist. When it gets better, put the following into the
search bar of Google: "switching transformers" Then follow the links from most of the first 20 or so hits. Each one is an electronics parts sales company selling... amazingly "switching transformers" used in making switching power supplies. As I stated, I guess my version of Google works well with my illusions. I guess those companies are catering to ignorant people who believe in nonexistent parts. Since I am not heartless, I've decided to save you some wrist movements, and all you have to do is click on the links below, as a starting point. The forth one is Panasonic themselves, a manufacturer. You'd think they'd know what they make. ;-) http://www.radiohm.com/chokes.php?subcat=18 http://www.pca.com/Products/switchtransformersinfo.cfm http://www.coilws.com/Switch%20Mode%20Power.htm http://industrial.panasonic.com/www-...VS0000_WW.html http://www.globalsources.com/manufac...ansformer.html Art Barry Watzman wrote: switching power supplies contain pulse transformers (see how many hits you get on that). There is no term "switching transformer" in common use in the us (might be common elsewhere). 7,490 hits on google is a small number ... almost anything you search for on google will return some hits. [my background is a ham radio operator since 1963, degreed EE, and i've been a director of engineering for a manufacturer of switching power supplies. And i broke my right wrist last night, so typing this is really difficult.] Arthur Entlich wrote: Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google, there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS used in switching power supplies. Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh? I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other than yourself, I think most others would have understood that. I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would have some redundant parts. Art Barry Watzman wrote: There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but there are no switching tranformers. Arthur Entlich wrote: Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits. To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug. Art Stuart wrote: In article , Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. |
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Actually there are, it's a matter of defining what type of transformer you
are talking about. 1. Switching power supply transformer, usually used at a much higher frequency than 50-60hz 2. Transformer with built in selectable series or parallel primary windings for dual or multiple voltage use. "Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but there are no switching tranformers. Arthur Entlich wrote: Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits. To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug. Art Stuart wrote: In article , Gary Tait wrote: "Silicon Strawberry" wrote in : Hello, I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to work in the US? Thanks, SS I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage. IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA. For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal. In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC. Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one, preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the other way round. |
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