Posted By
mozartpc27
on 2016-02-08
21:49:21
|  Re: Want to Buy: Commodore 1551
Good news: I got a voltage converter and tested the drive, and it works perfectly! Won't have much time to play with it before the weekend, but at least I know now for sure I don't have a dud on my hands!
Special shout out to JamesC, because on his recommendation I got the transformer from RadioShack he mentioned. One caveat I hadn't realized: that transformer only accepts European-style input, but, as my drive came from the UK, I have a UK style power cord. No matter, however: i have a male to male converter that allows me to convert the UK cord to a European one. So, I have the drive running through that, then the transformer, then the outlet.
Maybe at some point I'll get a Euro power cord.
I'll still think about converting the 1551 internally, but some on another board have suggested that could tank its value. Not sure I totally buy that.
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