Exidy Sorcerer - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

18 May 2001

On May 18, 11:30, Hans Franke wrote:

...
  AFAIR you also have to use either 'adaptor plugs -
or fit a new pwower
 cable, since the Sorcerer had a fixed one. And there is nothing more
 stupid in the world of power transmission than these plugs ... 
The power cable is fixed, but the plug on the end (that goes into the wal
socket) was not a mouilded plug; it was a rewirable one, so it's very easy
to remove and fit an appropriate type without mangling the cable.  Not
usaully a problem for me anyway, as it happens I have some Schuko sockets
on my bench as well as lots of British 13A sockets.

...
  Unless the PS is already switchable and there is a
Kaltgeraetestecker
 (no idea how these inlet connectors are called in english, where the
 power cord is detatchable) 
The three-pin type I think you mean we just call an IEC inlet or IEC
socket. The ones that have the notch we call "hot-condition" IEC
plugs/sockets (like the ones you get on a kettle).

...
  I always keep the original condition - for
 the short time I play around with a specific unit (seldom more than a
 few weeks) a stepdown transformer is a fine solution. 
Sensible enough, but in this case there is provision inside the Sorcerer to
rewire the transformer primaries, and it's documented in the manuals.

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