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Re: Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

burantek — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:41:16 GMT

...from a recent thread, though 8000's aren't specifically mentioned...

australia power

Re: Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

11048437 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:38:34 GMT

Dave:
Thanks for the help! I think i'm going to stay away from US electrical products, even if it's dirt cheap, too stressful, and i'd only ever do an overseas purchase with paypal

Dave, when I buy expensive things, I prefer to see the product before buying. Once a guy from Ottawa (200km drive from Montreal) told me that his Penta was cosmetically perfect and when I saw them I was just close to have an infarct! I lose my time driving for nothing! There were plenty of scratchs and dings....

Re: Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

Dave — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:28:09 GMT

Thanks for the help! I think i'm going to stay away from US electrical products, even if it's dirt cheap, too stressful, and i'd only ever do an overseas purchase with paypal

Re: Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

Xseries — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:09:22 GMT

Not sure of the answer re power - when I lived in the USA and took my B&O system I simply bought a transformer for those units that could not be switched separately.

My main concern is that too many scammers are now offering Beolab 8000s - be careful to check it is genuine. Some 8000s supposedly form the US show pictures with a UK plug at the wall.

Re: Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

beoaus — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:11:53 GMT

Dave,

Give the service centre in Adelaide, (I'm not sure who is there now) a quick call. they should be able to help. Or try Luke in the Sydney service centre or Gavin or Paul in the Melbourne Service centre.

You may need the serial numbers... Both on the Beolab 8000's (occasionally they are different)

beoaus.

Can a pair of Beolabs from us 120V 60HZ be used on 230V 50HZ

Dave — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:09:59 GMT

Hi just wanting to know if it's possible to run 8000's from the US, here, there are some going really cheap, but i don't know much about whats required to get the power supply right. Thanks!

Dave