Scanners & House Current - Electronics & Electricity question

Peter Principle

I have a HP Scanjet 5200C, got it used. On the printer it reads "100-250 V" by the power cord socket. On the underside of the scanner it says "100-240V 0.52-0.26 A 50-60 Hz". The woman I got it from had no idea if she was giving me the right power cord for it or not, the cord we have reads "7 A 125 V" on the female end (the part that would plug into the scanner). The male head - the part that will plug into the wall, does not say anything and does not appear to have a transformer on it. Will this cord work with this scanner? If not, how do I find out what type of cord is required for this scanner?

khain

It should work, the 7A 125V is what the cord is rated at, and the 100-240V .52-.26A is what the scanner will actually use.

AtomBomb

With that scanner, iirc, you can even use an xbox or playstation power cord. I've even seen curling irons with the same cord. If the cord fits you should be fine.

EggyToast

That range means that the company used a power switcher/adapter inside the actual unit that would accomodate both US current and Japanese current. If you look here, you'll notice that the voltage range exists between 100-240v.

The point being that the company then only has to create one piece of hardware for the entire world, rather than separate units for each territory. The company then only has to include the appropriate wall-wart or power cable in order to get actual electricity into it. The upside of such a system is that generally any cable that fits into the device will work.