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 1 response by millercarbon

Line voltages are nominal, that is to say they vary. Variance of only 10V is not significant. Line voltage can vary that much from place to place anyway. Here in the US for example it is all 110, only sometimes quoted as 120, just as sometimes 220 is quoted as 240. It is all the same voltage, only it seems no audiophiles are able to understand this and so freak out over a few volts here and there.

Think of it this way. Your typical tube amp has outputs for 4ohm and 8 ohm. They all come off of the same transformer, just different taps with different numbers of turns. You can run the speakers perfectly fine either set. One usually sounds a little better. The situation with your power transformer is exactly the same. You can run it either way. You can even do just like the amp taps and try it both ways and use the one that sounds the best.