US Adapter for UK printer/scanner

Barry Watzman

There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
there are no switching tranformers.


Arthur Entlich wrote:
> Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
> which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being
> used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without
> making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
>
> To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both
> worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
>
> Art
>
> Stuart wrote:
>> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
>> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
>>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
>>
>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
>>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible
>>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
>>>> work in the US?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> SS
>>>>
>>
>>
>>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was
>>> direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for
>>> the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage.
>>
>>
>>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
>>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
>>
>>
>>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
>>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
>>
>>
>> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
>>
>> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain one,
>> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the
>> other
>> way round.
>>

Arthur Entlich

Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google,
there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics
parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS
used in switching power supplies.

Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh?

I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching
power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other
than yourself, I think most others would have understood that.

I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching
transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a
switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would
have some redundant parts.

Art


Barry Watzman wrote:
> There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
> there are no switching tranformers.
>
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
>> Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
>> which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being
>> used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without
>> making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
>>
>> To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both
>> worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> Stuart wrote:
>>
>>> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
>>> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
>>>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
>>>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is possible
>>>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
>>>>> work in the US?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> SS
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was
>>>> direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for
>>>> the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
>>>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
>>>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
>>>
>>> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain
>>> one,
>>> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the
>>> other
>>> way round.
>>>

Barry Watzman

switching power supplies contain pulse transformers (see how many hits
you get on that). There is no term "switching transformer" in common
use in the us (might be common elsewhere). 7,490 hits on google is a
small number ... almost anything you search for on google will return
some hits.

[my background is a ham radio operator since 1963, degreed EE, and i've
been a director of engineering for a manufacturer of switching power
supplies. And i broke my right wrist last night, so typing this is
really difficult.]


Arthur Entlich wrote:
> Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google,
> there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics
> parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS
> used in switching power supplies.
>
> Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh?
>
> I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching
> power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other
> than yourself, I think most others would have understood that.
>
> I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching
> transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a
> switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would
> have some redundant parts.
>
> Art
>
>
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
>> there are no switching tranformers.
>>
>>
>> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>>
>>> Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
>>> which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being
>>> used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without
>>> making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
>>>
>>> To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they
>>> both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>>> Stuart wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
>>>> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
>>>>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is
>>>>>> possible
>>>>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
>>>>>> work in the US?
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SS
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was
>>>>> direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for
>>>>> the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
>>>>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
>>>>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
>>>>
>>>> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain
>>>> one,
>>>> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the
>>>> other
>>>> way round.
>>>>

CSM1

So how did you break your right wrist?

--
CSM1
http://www.carlmcmillan.com
--
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4731fb99$0$19655$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> switching power supplies contain pulse transformers (see how many hits you
> get on that). There is no term "switching transformer" in common use in
> the us (might be common elsewhere). 7,490 hits on google is a small
> number ... almost anything you search for on google will return some hits.
>
> [my background is a ham radio operator since 1963, degreed EE, and i've
> been a director of engineering for a manufacturer of switching power
> supplies. And i broke my right wrist last night, so typing this is really
> difficult.]
>
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>> Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google,
>> there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics
>> parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching TRANSFORMERS
>> used in switching power supplies.
>>
>> Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh?
>>
>> I will agree that the units in question probably would contain switching
>> power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers, but other than
>> yourself, I think most others would have understood that.
>>
>> I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching
>> transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a
>> switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would have
>> some redundant parts.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>> There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
>>> there are no switching tranformers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>>>
>>>> Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
>>>> which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being
>>>> used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without
>>>> making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
>>>>
>>>> To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both
>>>> worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
>>>>
>>>> Art
>>>>
>>>> Stuart wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
>>>>> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
>>>>>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is
>>>>>>> possible
>>>>>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
>>>>>>> work in the US?
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was
>>>>>> direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for
>>>>>> the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
>>>>>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
>>>>>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain
>>>>> one,
>>>>> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the
>>>>> other
>>>>> way round.
>>>>>

Arthur Entlich

Sorry about your wrist. When it gets better, put the following into the
search bar of Google:

"switching transformers"

Then follow the links from most of the first 20 or so hits. Each one is
an electronics parts sales company selling... amazingly "switching
transformers" used in making switching power supplies. As I stated, I
guess my version of Google works well with my illusions.

I guess those companies are catering to ignorant people who believe in
nonexistent parts.

Since I am not heartless, I've decided to save you some wrist movements,
and all you have to do is click on the links below, as a starting point.
The forth one is Panasonic themselves, a manufacturer. You'd think
they'd know what they make. ;-)


http://www.radiohm.com/chokes.php?subcat=18

http://www.pca.com/Products/switchtransformersinfo.cfm

http://www.coilws.com/Switch%20Mode%20Power.htm

http://industrial.panasonic.com/www-...VS0000_WW.html

http://www.globalsources.com/manufac...ansformer.html


Art


Barry Watzman wrote:
> switching power supplies contain pulse transformers (see how many hits
> you get on that). There is no term "switching transformer" in common
> use in the us (might be common elsewhere). 7,490 hits on google is a
> small number ... almost anything you search for on google will return
> some hits.
>
> [my background is a ham radio operator since 1963, degreed EE, and i've
> been a director of engineering for a manufacturer of switching power
> supplies. And i broke my right wrist last night, so typing this is
> really difficult.]
>
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
>> Funny how when I placed the term "Switching Transformers" into Google,
>> there were only 7,490 hits, and the first page all lead to electronics
>> parts suppliers (I gave up at that point) selling switching
>> TRANSFORMERS used in switching power supplies.
>>
>> Barry, that makes for a LOT of people living an illusion, eh?
>>
>> I will agree that the units in question probably would contain
>> switching power supplies, which incorporated switching transformers,
>> but other than yourself, I think most others would have understood that.
>>
>> I suggest that most switching power supplies incorporate a switching
>> transformer as a major component, but I suppose you could make a
>> switching power supply without a switching transformer, but it would
>> have some redundant parts.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>
>>> There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
>>> there are no switching tranformers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>>>
>>>> Many of these products are designed today with switching
>>>> transformers which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard"
>>>> voltage being used. It allows them to be used in many different
>>>> countries without making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
>>>>
>>>> To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they
>>>> both worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
>>>>
>>>> Art
>>>>
>>>> Stuart wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
>>>>> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
>>>>>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is
>>>>>>> possible
>>>>>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
>>>>>>> work in the US?
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser
>>>>>> was direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised
>>>>>> for the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either
>>>>>> voltage.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
>>>>>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
>>>>>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can
>>>>> obtain one,
>>>>> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it
>>>>> the other
>>>>> way round.
>>>>>

Chuck

Actually there are, it's a matter of defining what type of transformer you
are talking about.
1. Switching power supply transformer, usually used at a much higher
frequency than 50-60hz
2. Transformer with built in selectable series or parallel primary windings
for dual or multiple voltage use.

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4730ae39$0$11507$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> There are switching power supplies, and there are transformers, but
> there are no switching tranformers.
>
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
> > Many of these products are designed today with switching transformers
> > which automatically alter to accommodate the "standard" voltage being
> > used. It allows them to be used in many different countries without
> > making separate builds or redesigning the circuits.
> >
> > To make sure, contact Epson, but it would not surprise me if they both
> > worked as long as you had the appropriate cord/plug.
> >
> > Art
> >
> > Stuart wrote:
> >> In article <Xns99DD712B119ADwonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
> >> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Silicon Strawberry" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in
> >>> news:spHWi.17889$qF6.9129@newsfet15.ams:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a Konica Minolta laser printer and Epson 1260 scanner which
> >>>> were both purchased in the UK. Does anyone know whether it is
possible
> >>>> to get a power cable/adapter which will enable these appliances to
> >>>> work in the US?
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> SS
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I don't know about modern lasers, but back in the day the fuser was
> >>> direct line powered and the switch mode supply likey optomised for
> >>> the market line voltage, or internally rewirable for either voltage.
> >>
> >>
> >>> IMO, unless ther is something special about that printer, I'd
> >>> liquidate it in the UK, and buy a new one in the USA.
> >>
> >>
> >>> For scanner, you should likely be able to find a US supply, or at
> >>> least use a trasnformer, if the PSU is not universal.
> >>
> >>
> >> In the UK all industrial and building site portable tools are 110V AC.
> >>
> >> Transformers from 240V to 110V are common place so if you can obtain
one,
> >> preferably cheap second user, all you have to do is to rewire it the
> >> other
> >> way round.
> >>