Help: Can Mac SE use 220V power?

[Carol Cain Miller]

I'm giving my sister in Germany my Mac SE and was looking into
what size transformer she would need. I checked out the
Mac SE power specs from Apple Tech Library and found its ELECTRICAL
SPECIFICATIONS to be
- Input line voltage: 120/240 Volts AC, RMS
- Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz
- Power: 100 Watts maximum

Since it seems like it can handled the 220 Volts without a transformer
my question is: Where can I get a power cord with a German(European?)
plug? or an adapter to fit the original?

Has anyone any experience with this?

Thanks in advance!!

Carol Cain Miller "When dust gets in my eye, my eyes get juicy."
carol....@gsb.uchicago.edu (Paul Miller - age 3)
Programmer-Analyst/Computing Services/U.Chicago/Graduate School of
Business

[Andrew Keller]

In article <DCGLF...@midway.uchicago.edu>, Carol Cain Miller
<carol....@gsb.uchicago.edu> wrote:

>I'm giving my sister in Germany my Mac SE and was looking into
>what size transformer she would need. I checked out the
>Mac SE power specs from Apple Tech Library and found its ELECTRICAL
>SPECIFICATIONS to be
>- Input line voltage: 120/240 Volts AC, RMS
>- Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz
>- Power: 100 Watts maximum
>
>Since it seems like it can handled the 220 Volts without a transformer
>my question is: Where can I get a power cord with a German(European?)
>plug? or an adapter to fit the original?
>
>Has anyone any experience with this?

Yes, it will handle 220v. The best place to get the power cord would in
in a computer shop in Germany. The same cords are used on all
Macs/PCs/Printers, etc.; it should be easy to find.

_
Andrew

[Paul English]

In article <DCGLF...@midway.uchicago.edu>, Carol Cain Miller
<carol....@gsb.uchicago.edu> wrote:

>
> Since it seems like it can handled the 220 Volts without a transformer
> my question is: Where can I get a power cord with a German(European?)
> plug? or an adapter to fit the original?
>

Adapters are available at many electronics stores, but your sister's best
bet is probably to go to a local hardware store (or computer store which
will probably be more expensive) in Germany and pick up the cord there.
Have her bring the U.S. cord with her so she can match up the female end
with a like German cord.

[Joao Palhoto Matos]

It sure can! Your sister will not have trouble finding a power cord in
Europe or you might just get an extra american cable and she can the
american plug and put in place a german plug (plugs change all over
Europe!). Beware of doing the same thing with a Imagewriter II. They
need a special part installed that provides a dual power supply. For a
Plus (or older) it seems that you do need a transformer. I can vouch for
the SE and Imagewriter II worked for me back in 1990 and has worked ever
since.

JPM

[Andrew Oliver]

In article <DCGLF...@midway.uchicago.edu>, Carol Cain Miller
<carol....@gsb.uchicago.edu> wrote:

>I'm giving my sister in Germany my Mac SE and was looking into
>what size transformer she would need. I checked out the
>Mac SE power specs from Apple Tech Library and found its ELECTRICAL
>SPECIFICATIONS to be
>- Input line voltage: 120/240 Volts AC, RMS
>- Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz
>- Power: 100 Watts maximum
>

>Since it seems like it can handled the 220 Volts without a transformer
>my question is: Where can I get a power cord with a German(European?)
>plug? or an adapter to fit the original?
>

>Has anyone any experience with this?
>

>Thanks in advance!!

I believe all Macs since the SE have had universal power supplies which
means they can be plugged in anywhere and the Mac adjusts to the input
voltage.

Any local computer supply store should be able to supply the relevant
power cable. About 99% of all computers (Macs and PC's) use the same
socket on the computer itself, and the manufacturer simply supplies
the plug according to local needs.

Just send her the computer and tell her to buy a power cable there.

Andrew

[Me]

I may be in a similar situation in the near future.

I just bought a Power Book 150 and I may be heading for Hong
Kong for a postdoc there for 2 years...:) How would I go about
convincing my Power Book to work in Hong Kong? How about my
modem? Will the same power cords that I have now work over there?

Thanks,
Eva S. Simmons

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[Oikos]

In <DCGLF...@midway.uchicago.edu> Carol Cain Miller

<carol....@gsb.uchicago.edu> writes:
>
>I'm giving my sister in Germany my Mac SE and was looking into
>what size transformer she would need. I checked out the
>Mac SE power specs from Apple Tech Library and found its ELECTRICAL
>SPECIFICATIONS to be
>- Input line voltage: 120/240 Volts AC, RMS
>- Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz
>- Power: 100 Watts maximum
>
>Since it seems like it can handled the 220 Volts without a transformer
>my question is: Where can I get a power cord with a German(European?)
>plug? or an adapter to fit the original?
>
>Has anyone any experience with this?
>

Your sister can easily get the right power cord in Germany and it is
only about $2 (it's a standard cable that is used by most computers and
peripherals). She should have no problems running the SE in Europe.

chris