[Coco] Usergroups / Hardware Hunt

[David Roper]

Bob Devries wrote:
> John T Chasteen said:
>> Will the printers work at 50 Hz if the voltage is stepped-up to 240Vac?
>
> A printer rated at 110 volts will work using the 50Hz AC stepped 
> *down* to 110 from 240, but the transformers will run hotter.
> Anything rated at 50 HZ will similarly run cooler on 60Hz.
>
> -- 
> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

So, for those of us without an engineering degree, "it won't work, buy 
one from Australia" ?

- David