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hey rob and thanx for the answers - as we have exchanged quite some 
emails in the past, i found out about this "group" so i thought i 
might aswell let others read the anwers to the questions i used to 
send directly to you via email...   :-)  i think you should promote 
this group to other people as good as you can  - soon this will be a 
real knowlege-pool for all vintage-emu-users.

ok - lets get going, simon....

stupid me - i could have checked the archive for sp12 floppys 
first...  it´s all in there!

i was lucky - i brought the sp12 to my local electronic technician 
today and asked him if it was possible to measure somehow, if the 
115/220V swith has really switched over to 220, before i connect and 
maybe blow it up...

he said that this was not possible and that the switch affects the 
transformator directly  - meaning that it is 100% mechanically and 
that it can´t really fail. so i believed him and together we 
connected it...

lucky me...

the poor sp12 could have gone to valhalla...


well, thaz all for now - thanx rob

cheers - simon







-- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Keeble" <rob@e...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When importing US voltage E-mu gear ALWAYS check that the voltage 
selector
> switch has not been hard wired to 115V internally. This is a 
common way of
> making sure the switch stays on 115V, and it obviously results in 
a blown
> sampler when you plug it into 220V. I have been caught out on this 
one.....
> 
> 1541, 1541C and 1541-II's will all work okay. 1541-II's are best 
as they are
> smaller and more reliable. Just check its in working condition and 
comes
> with the 6pin interface cable. You might be able to swap the 
floppy over to
> 220V IF it has an external switch. Don't bother if its 
doesn't...as it will
> be hard work/impossible.
> 
> Regards and enjoy the SP-12!
> Rob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: the_emulatorii [mailto:epiphone@y...]
> Sent: 23 April 2003 13:34
> To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [emulatorII-list] SP-12 DiscDrive!!!! QUESTION
> 
> 
> i just recieved my sp12turbo form usa.
> 
> the problem is, that the 1541floppy drive is for 115Volt - but
> germany is 220Volt
> 
> the sp12 has a switch, at the moment it is on 115 - i guess that
> when i switch it over it will show 220 - i will bring it to 
someone,
> who can check if the switch works, because i dont want the poor
> thing to blow up and the first time i switch it on is the last...
> 
> here my questions:
> 
> it seems very cheap to buy a 220V - 1541 via ebay
> are there any important things i need to know before buying?
> 
> there are also 1541-II drives - will they work???
> 
> or is it possible to "switch it over" my floppy to 220V easily???
> 
> 
> cheers - simon
> 
> 
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