[Dixielandjazz] international problems with recorded playbacks

[Marek Boym]

Hello,
I used a 120 volt reel-to-reel tape recorder for a while, and never
had any sound problems.  Then the transformer burnt down, ans so did
the motor!
I still use a reel-to-reel tape recorder, and love it (but find it
increasingly difficult to get it repaired).  And yes, I have a
cassette player and a CD player, and, of course, a turntable.
Regards

On 28/05/2008, Andy.Ling at quantel.com <Andy.Ling at quantel.com> wrote:
>
>
> >I am moving to the Philippines this fall. I had hoped to take some of
> > my
> >LP's with me-or at least some tapes. I already knew about the voltage
> >problem
> >(they operate on 220) but was told that the cycle problem also
> >exists, making
> >playback off pitch. Not being an electrical engineer, I wonder if the
> >same
> >problem applies to other countries using 220 voltage?
> >
> The frequency of the mains may not be a problem. It depends what
> you want to do. If you are just taking LPs and tapes any buying
> new equipment to play them on then there is no problem.
>
> If you are taking equipment with you then there may be. The motor
> on a record deck may depend on the mains frequency to get its
> speed right. It depends on the type of deck. If it has a DC
> servo motor then it is probably OK. If not then you may have
> problems.
>
> Unless the tape player is pretty old, it will probably be OK.
> These usually have a load of electronics to monitor the
> motor speed and adjust it accordingly.
>
> Check the little label on the equipment and see what it says.
> Lots of modern equipment can handle all voltages and frequencies.
>
> As someone else mentioned, it will probably cost you more getting
> something to do the voltage conversion than it will to get
> new stuff.
>
> Andy Ling
>
>
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