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Does anyone have experience they'd be willing to share? I may purchase a Beolab created for the UK/European market, with a 220 - 230v, 50 - 60Hz power supply. It will require that I use a step-up transformer here in the U.S.
Anyone with a similar situation? Does your transformer deliver reliable power? Sixty-cycle hum, or get hot, or...? Recommendations or problems?
TIA
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Pending what you are purchasing, the beolab in most cases can be rewired inside the beolab for 110 volt, on the powersupply board.
I used converter for my BL2500 and Beosound 2300.
Technically there was no issue, No hum, no heat. I bought 3 converter at radio shack back then.
Just note that there are different types of these converter, for hair dryver, shaver they are dirt cheap and would not work for your device. For electronics they typically have much less output and are more expensive which is why I ended up with 3.
Cheers
JK
Hi Fritz: it's a Beolab 2 under consideration, and I was advised by the seller that B&O may no longer offer a "120v transformer" for the unit, which implies to me that the on-board power supply would need to be swapped out, if it was available. Is this not the case ?-- can the existing on-board power be converted to U.S. voltage? I'd love for this to be true.Pending what you are purchasing, the beolab in most cases can be rewired inside the beolab for 110 volt, on the powersupply board.
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Technically there was no issue, No hum, no heat.
Excellent, great to hear. (Or not hear.)
I bought 3 converter at radio shack back then.
Just note that there are different types of these converter, for hair dryver, shaver they are dirt cheap and would not work for your device. For electronics they typically have much less output and are more expensive which is why I ended up with 3.
I'm not sure that I understand. What is '3 converter?' I assumed that I'd need a fairly beefy step-up transformer, in the neighborhood of 500W, such as this one on
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Super-helpful, Fritz, thanks.
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Besound 2300 and pair of BL2500 needed each their own converter since they were drawing so much power. Initially I was thinking 1 is fine.
cheers
JK
It doesnt open the amazon link for me, but most higher rated converter are for appliances not electronics. Mine were just rated for 40 watts each but they were regulated and speficially for electronics, not appliances.
cheers
JK
It doesnt open the amazon link for me, but most higher rated converter are for appliances not electronics. Mine were just rated for 40 watts each but they were regulated and speficially for electronics, not appliances.
Ahh, I understand now. Thanks, JK!
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A little info:
Beocenter 2300 uses 30 watt, and each BL 2500 (a class AB amp) uses max 100 watt each.
Therefore three trafoes were nedded.
However both BC 2300 and BL 2500 can be rewired for 110 volt.
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