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 > > >prongs. > > > > > >-Ed- > > >Tel-Tek Electronics > > >Ontario-Canada > > > > > >teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:24 PM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC187AD 220Volts?????? SHOCKED!!!!! > > > > > > > > >> > > >> I am showing my ignorance here as well. I was not aware that a > > CTC187AD > > >> would work on 220v. Is that a overseas chassis? I think I have > > worked on > > >> many CTC187AD's, I know I have worked on many CTC187's. This is > > shocking > > >> news. Maybe all CTC187's work on 220v. Is the power cord special. > > It > > >should > > >> be huge according to my dryer's plug. Does it have two power > > cords, one > > >for > > >> 115v and one for 220v? This is the biggest news I have heard in a > > long > > >time. > > >> I never knew this, I am shocked. > > >> > > >> Perry > > >> www.electricmedic.com > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Philip Bader [mailto:tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:55 AM > > >> To: tv-repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> Subject: Re: [tv-repair] RCA CTC187AD / C27521 whine > > >> > > >> > > >> I am showing my ignorance here, but is this set designed for dual > > line > > >> voltages? > > >> If so, I would concentrate on the small electrolytics around the > > >> smps(STK regulator caps) for a start.Last, did you use the correct > > >> suffix # for the STK? (Was original a -090?) > > >> Phil Bader > > >> > > >> "Brian Dorset " wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Hello All > > >> > Just replace regulator (stk730-090) and CR4106 for a dead > > set > > >> > symtom. Now it works find except when you plug it into 220V, > > turn on, > > >> > then turn it off, you will get an annoying squeal from the power > > >> > supply. Squeal will go away when power is on and return when > > set is > > >> > off. Set does not do that on 120V. Any suggestion will be > > >> > appreciated . > > >> > > > >> > Brian Dorset > > >> > Brian's Electronix Services > > >> > Mt Grenan Village > > >> > St Vincent.West Indies. > > >> > TEL: 784-458-9847 > > >> > FAX: 784-458-9847 > > >> > E-mail: bes@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 > > >> > > >> > > > > > >------------------------------------------ > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. > > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > > ------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.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 -- ------------------------------------------ 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