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Moved Overseas - Need Help with 3 Easy Tech Questions

I recently moved from Philadelphia to Israel where the electricity is 230V / 50 Hz My gear just arrived and it is all dual voltage gear.  I have a few simple questions about proper fuses, converting voltages & adequate use of a power strip.

 

1.  On my Linn Majik integrated amp, I can choose either 220V or 240V.  (I also have a 220V Meridian 504 tuner).  Should I choose the 220V setting on the Linn too?

 

2.  The Linn calls for a 3.15 A fuse but I only have a 3A fuse on hand now.  Will that be ok to use until I get a 3.15 A one from Amazon?

 

3.  I have an 8 Outlet Power Strip that can handle 16 Amps.  Will the following work without overloading the power strip:

a.  Meridian 504 tuner - 20VA max

b.  Meridian 551 int amp - 30-400 VA max

c.  Or Linn Majik - 4 amps / 500 VA max

d.  Ariston Turntable - 3.3 VA

e.  Schiit Mani - 16 VAC

f.  Audiolab 6000 CDT - 22 Watts

g.  Audio-gd DAC - ?

h.  Bluesound Node 2i - 15 Watts

i.  Nakamichi DR-2 cassette deck - 26 watts

Will the 16 Amp power strip be sufficient to run all these components?  I plan to only use 1 integrated amp at a time.

 

Thank you very much for your responses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Showing 2 responses by erik_squires

erik_squires
15,803 posts
 

No one said anything about a fuse on the power strip. The suggestion I made was whether it was rated for working with more than 120V.

 

A strip rated for 120V/15A is usually rated around 1,500 to 1,800 VA total.  So long as everything downstream doesn't exceed that you are good.  Exceeding the voltage however is not OK here. 

erik_squires
15,803 posts
 

You can always go DOWN in fuse size safely.  Make sure you have the right fuse for the voltage as a change in wall voltage usually needs a different fuse size.

You have about 1,500 VA in that strip, so you should be OK, but make sure it is rated for the actual wall voltage, even if your devices are OK with dual voltage, power strips probably are not.

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