Tommy, their talking about European tv sets not North American Larry Eastman American TV & Electronics Crystal River, Fl. 34428 Hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Guys...I really don't know what you mean when you talk abut a TV using 220v. > On a 120v line you have a hot side and a neutral (0 volts) side. On a 240 > line you have two hot sides.....believe me it will let the smoke out of yur > power supply filters. > > Tommy Herman > Herman TV > 250 School Ave SW > Taylorsville N.C. 28681 > 828-632-5322 Voice > 828-632-3880 Fax > > If a TV requires 120 Watts of power, you could power it with 120V, 1 Amp > or 240V, 0.5A. > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote: > >>Dear Villy, >> >>Most of us know that formula as P = IE. Since current is directly >>proportional to voltage ( I = E/R), an increase in voltage yields a >>corresponding increase in current with R held constant. If current and >>voltage are both doubled, power is increased by a factor of 4. >> >>If I'm wrong, please set me straight. >> >>Regards, >> >>Ken Smith >>Gulf Technical Services >>3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway >>Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 >>850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) >> >>On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:03:37 0000 "Vilhelm Boor" <villyboor@xxxxxxxxx> >>writes: >> >>>Villy boor >>> Boorelec Durban >>> When I read some of this I am rather surprised, where were some of >>>you trained, what happened to Ohms law? Why 2 round prongs. Most >>>countries use various combinations of flat pin at various angles, >>>Round pins tended to have a bakelite body. >>> But please remember W=IV so the greater V is the less I will be so >>>cables are lighter, plugs can be smaller and fuses lower I. Philips >>>for example make a wide range of TV with an input requirement of >>>from 90V to 270V, just plug it in and its working. I am sometimes >>>left speechless, this is your subject and livlihood, you must know >>>basics. >>>On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:43:29 >>> teltek2 wrote: >>> >>>>No...Their 220 does not requite a huge plug like your dryer..just 2 >>>> >>>round >>> > > Tommy Herman > Herman TV > 250 School Ave SW > Taylorsville N.C. 28681 > 828-632-5322 Voice > 828-632-3880 Fax > hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > -- Larry Eastman American TV & Electronics Crystal River, Fl. http://www.tvjunkyard.com ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html