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dorremifasol
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject:
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Yesterday I bought a second hand Nord Rack 3 from the USA (at last!). I would like to know if the Nord Rack 3 power supply will work in Europe, or I will have to use a converter.
I remember someone saying that the power supply can be switched to 110v/220v with an internal switch. Can someone confirm this?
Thanks! _________________ Cheers,
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:43 am Post subject:
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Indeed, just a simple switch, on the Power Supply board, only it reads 115/230 V
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don't forget to change the fuse too!!!
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dorremifasol
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:07 am Post subject:
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Thank you very much Wout!
Now I'm worried about the fuse... I'm null at electronics, which fuse type will I have to buy?? _________________ Cheers,
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:17 am Post subject:
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Mine reads E 250V - 125 mA
Maybe Jan (Blue Hell) has some additions? (slow and other things)
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blue hell
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:
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Wout Blommers wrote: | Maybe Jan (Blue Hell) has some additions? (slow and other things)
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Nope, just slow _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:59 am Post subject:
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Which implies there are also fast fuses?
Any reasons for that?
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:
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Well fast one will blow fast and a slow one will blow slow, as you might have guessed ...
When you have a fast one it will blow pretty quickly on a momentary overload, a bit of a nervous thing which can be useful. But when used in a power supply it will probably blow the very instant you turn the device on as some extra current is needed to power the thing up.
That current will settle to the normal value after a short while and the slow blow fuse will wait for that and then if the current is still too high it will blow, but not on the rush-in current.
Now you could take a fast one with a higher current rating but then when there is an overload condition it might not blow anymore. _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:10 am Post subject:
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Thanks, Jan.
I know something more now.
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dorremifasol
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:
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Thank you again for the help, soon my new NL3 will arrive
I'm not sure if I will sell my NL2X though... _________________ Cheers,
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machim
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject:
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Hi,
can you please confirm, the solution you described here
will also work with the Nord Lead 3 Keyboard version?
So I need a 250V - 125mA slow blow fuse and switch
the power supply switch to 230V. Do I need to open
the unit for this?
I am waiting for my NL3 from the US which will arrive
in the next days.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:
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machim
Probably the same yes.
You'll have to open the synth indeed. Couple of screws on the back, two on the sides (there are four, two on each side, but the ones with the nylon washers stay in, the other two go out) and one at the bottom, something like that anyway.
There should be a plate at the back of the synth indicating what the current fuse value is in mA, divide that value by two for a 230V configuration. Probably it says 250 mA and then you have to buy a 125 mA one. (those seem to be the values for all Clavia gear ) .
And slow blow or (T type) is correct, this will also be indicated on the back of the synth BTW.
When the plate is not present just go for 125 mA. _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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dorremifasol
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:56 am Post subject:
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Finally my new USA Nord Rack 3 has arrived!
I switched the power supplyto 230v, and it works with the original fuse, although I understand that it won't protect it.
So, I want to buy the right fuse for Europe. I checked the one that came with the Nord and it says:
3/10A 250V 313
I expected other numbers, so I don't know what to buy now :/ _________________ Cheers,
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:26 am Post subject:
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dorremifasol wrote: | 3/10A 250V 313 | Jan, what does it mean? Is the value 0.3 A at 250 V? Certainly much more then 0.125 A. At 110 V it means 0.6 A then? Somebody has some nerves... Or blew his fuse once and had only this one as a spare?
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:
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I don't know what it means, what does the type or power supply info plate at the back of the synth say about the fuse? _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:
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the plate says:
115v~
300mA Slow Blow _________________ Cheers,
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:
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dorremifasol wrote: | the plate says:
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Ok, then 3/10A means 0.3A I guess, or 300 mA, so get a a 150 mA slow blow (T type) for the 230V mode. _________________ Jan
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:
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Great! My new Nord and I thank you very much, Jan _________________ Cheers,
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Wout Blommers
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:
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I hope Barcelona does the same
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