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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Shmup-o on May 16, 2007, 11:55:37 am
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No intro, just going to jump in!
1. I need to plug my cab into a US outlet. There should be 110 volts being output by the outlet and the Exceleena should be wanting 100 volts. Now, I realize this will power the Exceleena, but should I be using a step down here to protect the cab just in case?
2. The Exceleena features an outlet within the cab. I plan on having an amp, Dreamcast, PS2, and PC running off of this outlet via a power strip. I am assuming that the Exceleena will be outputting 100 volts from that outlet. I believe I need a step up here in order to protect my other electronics. Correct? Or would the Exceleena's output be more like a passthrough in this instance (if I just plugged it into the wall, it gets 110v and the cab's outlet would give 110v?)?
3. While researching products that step up, step down, or do both, I noticed that everything available is 110v/120v to 220v/240v and/or vice versa. Wouldn't I need a 100 to 110 or 110 to 100 product to do what I want?
I never realized all of this would be so much work... and I didn't even build anything!