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- From: inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson)
- Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
- Subject: Re: Voltage/Frequency
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.233001.16102@tc.fluke.COM>
- Date: 25 Dec 92 23:30:01 GMT
- Article-I.D.: tc.1992Dec25.233001.16102
- References: <78810@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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- In article <78810@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4997b@prism.gatech.EDU (hamza benamar) writes:
- >
- > I was wondering if anyone on the net could provide me
- > with some help/input/information concerning printers, more
- > specifically the issue of voltage and frequency differences
- > overseas. I am planning to buy a portable printer or laser
- > one for a friend who will be using it overseas mainly, hence
- > requiring 220V/50Hz.
- > Can he simply use a voltage converter, disgarding the
- > frequency ? My knowledge in EE is quite limited. However, I
- > would guess the frequency would come in play whenever there
- > is a use of motors.
- > I am mostly interested in the Deskjet portable/500, the
- > Canon bj200 or else.
- >
- > Any help would be appreciated
- >
- > Thanks.
- >
- > Hamza
- >
- >--
- >Hamza Benamar Woodruff school of Mechanical Engineering, GIT.
- >Phone : 404-352-8748 gt4997b@prism.gatech.edu Atlanta, Ga.
- >
-
-
- He may not need even a voltage converter. There may be an easyily-accessible
- way to change over from one voltage range to another. Look closely.
-
- If he DOES need a voltage converter, my best guess is that you will not
- notice any change in operation as the motors generally used nowadays are not
- frequency-dependent, at least not the line frequency. Most printer motors
- are stepper motors with optically-coupled positioning feedback, and so they
- are under the same microprocessor control as all the other functions.
-
- Good luck -- be sure to check first if there is a voltage selection
- switch.
- --
- Gary Benson -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-inc@sisu.fluke.com_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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