From Kenny Balys Sent Thu, Mar 8th 2018, 14:22
I had a mixed 120 / 240 V studio and after the 3rd disaster I converted everything to 240. Two power rails and plug adapters make it possible to screw up. Possibility equals inevitability. On 08.03.18 14:08 , Michael Taylor wrote: > This might be a "master of the obvious" comment, gut here goes... > > One of the greatest "Durr, why didn't I think of that" things I learned > from buying gear on AH is to use a label maker to mark your wall warts. > > If you are fearful of swapping your IEC cables, dedicate one to a > particular synth and mark both ends. > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2018, 6:07 AM chris <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx > <mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>> wrote: > > No real experience with different power systems, but one thing may be > important: > > If you have synths with fixed power cables (like the Jupiters or > Polysix) > you can't accidentally do it wrong, simply because the US plug won't fit > into a european socket. > > But - if you have 3 prong IEC connectors on the synth side, it's all too > easy to use a 230 V euro cable with a 110 V synth. > Obviously, it's no problem with more recent stuff with a switched power > supply accepting anything from 90 to 240 V. > > For that reason I would be a little nervous with a mixed studio. >