Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
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By Piecelock70 Wed May 11, 2005 5:49 pm
I just got my 60MKII from the US, but i live in the UK.
It is 110 V but in the UK we use 240V. I need a power converter and the last topic on this, whoever it was got one from a local shop, i've been phoning round ALL bloody day, and nowhere do them. WHERE can i get one????

Please help ASAP as i want to get started with the beast.

By goldenechos Wed May 11, 2005 7:26 pm
For sale all over ebay. Radio Shack online. Mouser Electronics. All online sources, no local.
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By butcher Wed May 11, 2005 9:51 pm
lewt me know how that goes cuz i just got a mk1 with 220-240v and i will need to get a us converter
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By Humblestar1 Thu May 12, 2005 12:21 am
Piecelock70 wrote:I just got my 60MKII from the US, but i live in the UK.
It is 110 V but in the UK we use 240V. I need a power converter and the last topic on this, whoever it was got one from a local shop, i've been phoning round ALL bloody day, and nowhere do them. WHERE can i get one????

Please help ASAP as i want to get started with the beast.


Piece, where in UK are you based?

If London by any chance...Tottenham Court Road is Overly pack with electrical outlets that sell 'Transformers'.

I got a Japanese issues MPC 60 MK I as in the pic below...

http://ab.bebo.com/ab/large/2005050900/ ... 06638l.jpg

Got a 'Step Down' transformer for converting 240Volts from out the Wall plug down to 100-110Volts needed for the MPC....

whatever u do...Dont in your excitement to use it try & plug the 2 pins on the mpc's power lead into the wall...It'll Blow your ffuse...(At best if you're lucky) & FRY your mpc at worst!!!

Hope this helps! :wink:

wha
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By butcher Thu May 12, 2005 12:35 am
humblestar1 wrote:
Piecelock70 wrote:I just got my 60MKII from the US, but i live in the UK.
It is 110 V but in the UK we use 240V. I need a power converter and the last topic on this, whoever it was got one from a local shop, i've been phoning round ALL bloody day, and nowhere do them. WHERE can i get one????

Please help ASAP as i want to get started with the beast.


Piece, where in UK are you based?

If London by any chance...Tottenham Court Road is Overly pack with electrical outlets that sell 'Transformers'.

I got a Japanese issues MPC 60 MK I as in the pic below...

http://ab.bebo.com/ab/large/2005050900/ ... 06638l.jpg

Got a 'Step Down' transformer for converting 240Volts from out the Wall plug down to 100-110Volts needed for the MPC....

whatever u do...Dont in your excitement to use it try & plug the 2 pins on the mpc's power lead into the wall...It'll Blow your ffuse...(At best if you're lucky) & FRY your mpc at worst!!!

Hope this helps! :wink:

wha

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uh oh.... i got my fingers crossed... hope this dude didnt fry the mpc... :shock:
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By Humblestar1 Fri May 13, 2005 12:31 am
Butch....

Me & you both home boy....me & you BOTH!!!!

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By earwolf Fri May 13, 2005 9:16 am
i've got a 60ii on the way from the us to the uk

looked at this - seems some folks have buzzing problems with step-down tranformers, i'm not trying to have that

dude on sos forum sez this works ok http://www.studiospares.com/productdeta ... ONENTS&p=1
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By Humblestar1 Fri May 13, 2005 11:07 am
earwolf wrote:i've got a 60ii on the way from the us to the uk

looked at this - seems some folks have buzzing problems with step-down tranformers, i'm not trying to have that



never had any probs with mine...now 8 or 9 yrs old...

Good lookin for the link tho' Big Ears' Most helpful to those that don't know.
Keep 'em coming!

H*

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By elmacaco Fri May 13, 2005 3:00 pm
Step up transformers do react worse to power surges and borwn outs, since it's double the swing for the 240 gear, but it's usually just a brief flicker and not serious constant buzzing, at least not in my experience.

Not sure about step down though, might be the same based on the circuitry that does the division.
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By Humblestar1 Fri May 13, 2005 11:32 pm
Definitely a step down transformer needed if its a US MPC coming to the UK for use here in UK!!!

240Volts here out the wall divided by 100-110Volts in the USA...

= what is known as 2.4 Turns!!! (Electroincs degree)

H* :idea: