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Which Voltage Converter


Which Voltage Converter

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 Dermot O'Reilly (strat61)
Username: strat61
Registered: 01-2008
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 03:21 am:   

I have a 77 Music Man 212 65 with a US 120 power transformer. I am trying to decide what power rating of voltage converter (240-120/UK-US)I should use on a UK supply. The plate says 120V / 1.6A which is 192W so is 200W Voltage converter enough or should it be 300W for headroom or even more?

 Mike Kaus (mm210)
Username: mm210
Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 04:35 am:   

Here's an easy way. To your answer, no. Look at the fuse rating on the amp and use THAT for your computations. 4 amp at 240 volt is something like almost 1000 watts. Don't know what your amp pulls as max but even a little fudge on THAT would be a good thing.http://www.onlineconversion.com/ohms_law .htm

 Mike Kaus (mm210)
Username: mm210
Registered: 05-2006
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 04:37 am:   

HMMMMM-after I posted that, I realized that tha current consumption will be based on 120 cvolts, not 240. You will still need 450+ watts to use safely.

 Dermot O'Reilly (strat61)
Username: strat61
Registered: 01-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 06:00 am:   

Thanks Mike, I have a 5 amp fuse so I guess the max cut off before the fuse blows is 600W so it probably operates at ~300-400W.
Anyone using a converter for a music man amp?

 Dermot O'Reilly (strat61)
Username: strat61
Registered: 01-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 07:32 am:   

Actually the figures I gave above are correct
120V * 1.6A which is 192W. Just talking with a local amp repair guy and he said rule of thumb is 3x the amps output wattage so thats 65Watts x 3 = 195W rating. So I'm good with the 300W Voltage converter.

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jester1 Sat, 03/17/2018 - 19:50

Hi all, I have a mm 112 rd one hundred 120v and need to know what the power consumption in watts is as my voltage is 240 and require a knock down box the fuse on the back is 5a many thanks