Carver M-400t -- 220v plug into 120v?

[jmourik]

I'm the proud owner of a Carver M400t amp, have had it for probably 15 years or more! Cute little thing, though I must admit back then I really liked the Yamaha version too, the little pyramid...

I bought the m400t in the Netherlands, and as such the sticker on the back says "220~250 Volt 50 Cycle ABC 8 fuse only". But it has the American style ac connector. So I'm wondering, can I plug this thing straight into 110V here? What would happen?

Thanks guys!

jan

Oh, the tie-in to SB? I want to use it in my bedroom with the SB2 driving B&W in-wall speakers...

[jonheal]

I'm the proud owner of a Carver M400t amp, have had it for probably 15 years or more! Cute little thing, though I must admit back then I really liked the Yamaha version too, the little pyramid...

I bought the m400t in the Netherlands, and as such the sticker on the back says "220~250 Volt 50 Cycle ABC 8 fuse only". But it has the American style ac connector. So I'm wondering, can I plug this thing straight into 110V here? What would happen?

Thanks guys!

jan

Oh, the tie-in to SB? I want to use it in my bedroom with the SB2 driving B&W in-wall speakers...
What's the worst that can happen ... a little fire/explosion?

[tyler_durden]

Those amps were very unreliable, as I recall (like most carver amplifiers). That particular model was however, a real design "first". If I were you, I'd wrap it carefully with a few bags of anti-fungal silica gel, and store it somewhere safe for another 20 years or so. You should be able to sell it for a pretty decent chunk of money then.

I would not expect the thing to work properly if you simply plug it in to 120VAC. Many pieces of equipment that run on 240VAC use a transformer with dual 120V primaries wired in series. If you open it up and take a look you may find that you can just rewire the power transformer and then you'll be good to go. OTOH, carver stuff didn't use "normal" transformers, so who knows.

TD

[radish]

I have a number of euro-spec components which are hooked up here in the US via step-up voltage converters. They're not expensive and work very well - make sure you get something well specified and solidly built, but you shouldn't have to pay more than $50.

[jmourik]

Actually, I have a converter, but I was wondering if I could do without.
Maybe just have half the power at 120v :-)

jan