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Just to enhance that response a little: In some ways more important is the frequency. North American AC runs at 60Hz. UK power is 50Hz. If the charger is only rated for 60Hz, it will likely overheat even if the input voltage is correct. If the charger is rated at 50Hz, but not adjustable, then one of those cheap voltage converters will do the job. Most of them just have a diode in series to chop off half of the sine wave effectively reducing the voltage to 50%. ttfn David Pearson Nortel, Public Carrier Networks Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dpearson@no*.ca* In message "AUL Lighting", you write: > Reply to: RE>AUL Lighting > > Jeremy, > > Check the charger. It probably has a small rotating switch to allow > 220/240 V operation. If it does not you have two options: > > Get one that does > > or get a transformer/power converter sold in travel stores > (1:2 turns ratio) to get the correct voltage for the charger. > > Steve > ------------------------------ > Date: 9/19/96 1:45 AM > To: Hogan, Steve > From: jeremy.davies@gn*.co*.uk* > > > I'm thinking of purchasing a 50 Watt AUL Spectrum 14 for my use back here in > the UK > > The problem i have though is that the charger supplied is 120 Volt for the > US Electrical supply and > obviously UK uses 240 Volt. > > Does anyone on this list who dives in the UK and owns one of the lights, > please enlighten( no pun intended) me as to how theyv'e > done it as i'm certainly not an Electrician. > > Thanks in advance > > > > Jez Davies
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