Sony TC-366 Mains selection.

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Hi,

Can anyone advise me on the correct, North American, position for the
voltage selector on my Sony TC-366 tape recorder? The label that
should guide me is detached!

Appreciated

Adrian

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Can anyone advise me on the correct, North American, position for the
voltage selector on my Sony TC-366 tape recorder? The label that
should guide me is detached!

Two position? If so, try both. It won't run well on the 240 V setting. If it
has lights, the brightest setting.

 

[Laurence Payne]

Two position? If so, try both. It won't run well on the 240 V setting. If it
has lights, the brightest setting.

I once made an amplifier very unhappy by plugging it inadvertently to
a dimmer-controlled circuit on stage. Is it possible that, as it
couldn't have the volts, it tried to suck the amps instead? Anyway,
it got very hot and let smoke out.

 

[Russ_Verdon]

I have one here in oz. There are 6 positions on the voltage selector


With the plug inserted with the notch upward ie at 12 oclock it is 100v .
The next position to the right ie clockwise or 2o clock is 110 V. The plate
above the selector lists the range of voltages right around to 240 at 10
oclock.

Russell

 

[Arfa Daily]

I once made an amplifier very unhappy by plugging it inadvertently to
a dimmer-controlled circuit on stage. Is it possible that, as it
couldn't have the volts, it tried to suck the amps instead? Anyway,
it got very hot and let smoke out.

Much more likely that it didn't like the chopped up "area under the curve"
waveform that the dimmer was giving it, I would have thought ...

Arfa

 

[Laurence Payne]

Much more likely that it didn't like the chopped up "area under the curve"
waveform that the dimmer was giving it, I would have thought ...

Could be. Funny thing was, it worked OK. No hum or noise. I didn't
know anything was wrong until I smelt the hot. Rather a coincidence
if it just picked that day to fail. Something was being stressed by
the under-voltage (or maybe the supply waveform>)

 

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I have one here in oz. There are 6 positions on the voltage selector


With the plug inserted with the notch upward ie at 12 oclock it is 100v .
The next position to the right ie clockwise or 2o clock is 110 V. The plate
above the selector lists the range of voltages right around to 240 at 10
oclock.

Russell

Thank you Sir. You have solved my problem.

Adrian.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I once made an amplifier very unhappy by plugging it inadvertently to
a dimmer-controlled circuit on stage. Is it possible that, as it
couldn't have the volts, it tried to suck the amps instead?

No.

Electronics aren't a resistive load and won't work off solid state dimmers.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I have one here in oz. There are 6 positions on the voltage selector


With the plug inserted with the notch upward ie at 12 oclock it is 100v .
The next position to the right ie clockwise or 2o clock is 110 V. The
plate
above the selector lists the range of voltages right around to 240 at 10
oclock.

He'd need the 120 V setting in that case. Two to the right of vertical?