Re: Value of Isomac Tea? Moving to Singapore

On Mar 30, 10:16 am, "Jack Denver" <nunuv...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's just not true - the current in your house now has been thru a
transformer (out on the pole in the street) . There's nothing magically bad
about transforming voltage. 120V is 120V whether it was transformed from
240 or transformed from some other voltage out on the pole - the machine
doesn't care how it got there. The frequency in SG is a little different
but not enough to have a bad effect either. Who "advised" you?

Now what you need is a real 1500w transformer , not some dinky little plug
in travel converter, which is a heavy thing (around 25 lbs.) Like this:

http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId={61CCFB31-3092-41F8-88BA-6C0FC848BEVEREST9B4}&ic=THG1500W

But if you use one of these your machine (indeed almost all your 120V
appliances) would think that they are "back home" and would work just fine.

"Parrothead" <wfcrowninshi...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I have been advised strongly against using this machine with a
transformer. It is thought to significantly reduce the life of all
the electrical components that aren't rated for the voltage/hz.
basically, anything that heats up doesn't do well on a transformer.
that's the word on the street anyway.

redundant post from 'ol izz.

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