Hi guys,
can you tell me if the YAQIN MS-12B is safe to use in the UK? Does it need adapting?
I think I read a thread somewhere that the Chinese amps are not safe in the UK that the transformers get saturated due to a mismatch in the voltage. It may have been on a different forum.
I know that the UK is supposed to be 230v now to bring us in line with Europe but I have also read that its still really 240v due to some sort of trickery.
I am afraid I have never really understood volts and amps despite having an O Level in physics many years ago. I think I learned Ohms law by rote and resistance etc but its all a bit fuzzy now.
I presume that the is the YAQIN MS-12B is 220v +-10% according to the sticker on it that it has a 22v safety margin either side of 220v which would allow it to work up to 240v if I am understanding correctly should be fine.
I have read somewhere of them failing in the UK. My Little Dot MKIVse headphone amp didn't last long, there was a burning smell and the volume dropped considerably, despite changing the valves, maybe a resistor went or something.
Thanks
can you tell me if the YAQIN MS-12B is safe to use in the UK? Does it need adapting?
I think I read a thread somewhere that the Chinese amps are not safe in the UK that the transformers get saturated due to a mismatch in the voltage. It may have been on a different forum.
I know that the UK is supposed to be 230v now to bring us in line with Europe but I have also read that its still really 240v due to some sort of trickery.
I am afraid I have never really understood volts and amps despite having an O Level in physics many years ago. I think I learned Ohms law by rote and resistance etc but its all a bit fuzzy now.
I presume that the is the YAQIN MS-12B is 220v +-10% according to the sticker on it that it has a 22v safety margin either side of 220v which would allow it to work up to 240v if I am understanding correctly should be fine.
I have read somewhere of them failing in the UK. My Little Dot MKIVse headphone amp didn't last long, there was a burning smell and the volume dropped considerably, despite changing the valves, maybe a resistor went or something.
Thanks