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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2010, 11:04:23 AM »
Wow that one looks a lot smaller than the other's. Are you sure it's specced at 200W ? (Did you check on the device itself ? Could be an error on the site.)
Does it run warm/hot ?

Oh and, It's MS. Pac and not MRS. Pac ;)

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2010, 11:20:43 AM »
I played the game on friday for 3 hours, and it didn't get very hot, just warm.
I'll check the device itself tonight and will let you know.

Yes, I know it's ms pac man, just finished reading the story why they changed it from miss to ms.  ;D


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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2010, 12:31:05 PM »
I bought this one:

http://www.allekabels.nl/na/0/1076001/Omvormer-230V---110V,-200-Watt.html

€ 16.95 and i got it two days later, works great.


very nice, only not grounded...

it works , sure, but i would go for a grounded one instead

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2010, 12:34:27 PM »
very nice, only not grounded...

it works , sure, but i would go for a grounded one instead

Indeed, that is strange.   ??? Grounded one is the way to go.

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2010, 12:42:00 PM »
Mmmm, if your wall-outlet is ungrounded, there's very little use in a grounded step-down.

I grounded everything in my Gameroom, but according to regulations it's not necessary in Holland (because there are earth-leak protectors on ungrounded groups).

Grounding is only required if you're going to run your Ms.Pac in a "wet" area like your kitchen or bathroom ;)
Also, if you insist on grounding the machine you can simply run the ground wire directly to the ground point inside the machine.

O wait I see there's an ungrounded plug on this one. You could replace that with a grounded plug and factory attached 3 core wire and run the ground-wire to ground connection inside the cab.
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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2010, 01:24:26 PM »
There is no water in my gameroom, so I guess I'm safe to use this one.  :D

Pfff, all this technical talk makes my head spin, I just want to play those games  ;) ;)

« Last Edit: March 15, 2010, 01:27:49 PM by gyruss »

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2010, 04:37:44 PM »
Hey playing games is serious business ;)

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2010, 05:00:05 PM »
There is no water in my gameroom, so I guess I'm safe to use this one.  :D

Pfff, all this technical talk makes my head spin, I just want to play those games  ;) ;)



we just don't want that you are the conductor between the ground and the metal part of the joystick in case of a short ;D

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2010, 08:32:27 PM »
I just checked, the converter is 200 watt and my wall-outlet is indeed ungrounded.

So is it safe to use the one I got?
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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2010, 08:36:21 PM »
Yes sir.

Pretty amazing that small thing is 200 Watt.

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2010, 08:39:53 PM »
great, thanks! What would I do without level 42? ;)

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #26 on: March 23, 2010, 12:04:10 PM »
I bought this one:

http://www.allekabels.nl/na/0/1076001/Omvormer-230V---110V,-200-Watt.html

€ 16.95 and i got it two days later, works great.

Ordered one too. I want to reserve the one I already have for my future work-bench.
Thanks for the tip !

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2010, 01:19:51 PM »
You're welcome.

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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2010, 12:52:10 AM »
Well turned out I cancelled the order very quickly. I received an e-mail from Robin (the other arcade collector from my town ;) ) that he had a 220V->110V transformer for me, and even included a picture:


I was impressed: A real DUTCH built transformer by "De Drie" company from Ede. Now where would you find something like that nowadays ?

[EDIT] Well, turns out they are still alive and kicking: http://doesburg-bv.com/index.php?page=leveringsprogramma
Sometimes, it's surprising that not EVERYTHING comes from China.....

Looks like it's built in '88 close enough for me ;)
It's specced at 180VA so that's plenty for the Ms.Pac cab. Look at my Ms.Pac thread for more...

Thank you very much for this very nice transformer Robin !  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Re: 110 - 220 converter
« Reply #29 on: March 28, 2010, 11:56:34 AM »
That is indeed a very nice transformer. The company is situated very nearby my town, and as I also need a few transformers, I just incquired with them for a bulk price of 10 pieces.