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International power supply/transformers + IPad-iPhone speaker dock confusion.
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perth, ausRegistered User regular
perth, ausRegistered User regular
Hi!
I'm looking at buying this neat looking iPad/iPhone dock/speaker system from amazon - http://www.amazon.com/JVC-UXVJ3B-iPhone-System-30-Watt/dp/B005AWYG2Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1314726531&sr=8-6 - its $150 cheaper for me to buy from the US than it is locally, so I put my order in and everything, but then suddenly realized the plug wouldn't fit in to my Australian power socket!
I was looking in to transformers and took a look at the user manual for this device on the JVC USA website - http://books.jvc.com/Download/584614638/GVT0330-001D.pdf -Instead of a cord running straight from the unit to the wall, the unit connects first to what they call an AC adaptor, in to which runs what looks like a standard computer/kettle type cord, which then plugs in to the wall.
I'm basically wondering if i'd run in to problems if I just used one of my kettle cords, since there's an existing AC adapter. Or if that AC adapter is tuned to US power, and instead of getting a plug transformer I should try to get an AC adapter suited to Australian power?
Yeah, no idea how power works, so please recommend! If a simple transformer is the way to go, i'll just do that.
Thanks
I'm looking at buying this neat looking iPad/iPhone dock/speaker system from amazon - http://www.amazon.com/JVC-UXVJ3B-iPhone-System-30-Watt/dp/B005AWYG2Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1314726531&sr=8-6 - its $150 cheaper for me to buy from the US than it is locally, so I put my order in and everything, but then suddenly realized the plug wouldn't fit in to my Australian power socket!
I was looking in to transformers and took a look at the user manual for this device on the JVC USA website - http://books.jvc.com/Download/584614638/GVT0330-001D.pdf -Instead of a cord running straight from the unit to the wall, the unit connects first to what they call an AC adaptor, in to which runs what looks like a standard computer/kettle type cord, which then plugs in to the wall.
I'm basically wondering if i'd run in to problems if I just used one of my kettle cords, since there's an existing AC adapter. Or if that AC adapter is tuned to US power, and instead of getting a plug transformer I should try to get an AC adapter suited to Australian power?
Yeah, no idea how power works, so please recommend! If a simple transformer is the way to go, i'll just do that.
Thanks
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What an AC adapter does, is it converts AC power from the wall into DC power that electronics can use.
If you have a hard time finding them, I'm travelling from North America to Aus next week and would be willing to throw one in the post for you (I have a bucket load)