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| 1267062 | 2012-03-27 09:02:00 | I'm in the early stages of planning new home theatre set up. The prices here are absolutely killin me. So I'm looking to the states. So my question is are they still receivers with a switch on the back for the voltage or manufactors making a 110 and a 240 volt version? | plod (107) | ||
| 1267063 | 2012-03-27 09:07:00 | Our receiver (Pioneer VSX-818HK I think) has no switch. The back : www.pioneerelectronics.com |
sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1267064 | 2012-03-27 09:13:00 | I was lookin at the pioneers as well. Can you tell if it is dual voltage? If that is the term used | plod (107) | ||
| 1267065 | 2012-03-27 09:38:00 | Yip it says 120v 60hz, no mention of 240v so safe to say you wouldn't just want to go swap the plug. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1267066 | 2012-03-27 09:49:00 | If the device runs from an SMPS (switchmode power supply) like a PC, then it's likely it will work on either voltage automatically (a lot of modern SMPS do), but you will have to check the unit specifications first. Personally I wouldn't bother trying to get 110v versions for cheap, because if they are only 110v you then need to spend more money on a stepdown transformer. Instead of doing that, you could just spend that money on the 240v version and save yourself a lot of hassle - and potential repair bills when someone will inevitably plug the 110v device into the 240v socket directly. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1267067 | 2012-03-27 09:52:00 | Cheers for the advice agent, it's just when you can save a **** load it's very tempting. | plod (107) | ||
| 1267068 | 2012-03-27 11:09:00 | Yeah I know, I have bought a few things from overseas to get some good discounts myself, but there are other problems which put me off doing it more often. Other tradeoffs, not just voltage requirements come into play .... you have to work out the exchange rate, the transport or shipping of the item, which is often high, and insurance, and then, if it's over a few hundred you have to pay import tax. Warranty\support can be an issue if you purchase overseas. Once you factor all that in, it might be worth paying more to buy it local to just save all the trouble - though not in the case of the last Proxxon tool I bought where the NZ sellers were inflating the prices by hundreds of dollars for no good reason. Ended up buying mine from Singapore. It was cheaper than Australia but still close enough that shipping wasn't too high and they are 240v too. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1267069 | 2012-03-27 17:54:00 | Didn't think about singapore. Do you know of any decent online shops there? The savings taking exchange but not shipping into account was about $950. The sad thing about it the receiver I was looking at isn't even a high end one. | plod (107) | ||
| 1267070 | 2012-03-27 19:07:00 | Import TAX is on any package over $500 and is based on the rate of GST | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1267071 | 2012-03-27 19:15:00 | Yip it says 120v 60hz, no mention of 240v so safe to say you wouldn't just want to go swap the plug. Import TAX is on any package over $500 and is based on the rate of GSTWill their go for the us value or the nz one? If its us it's still cheaper. |
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