UK LCD in USA? power supply? step-up? SCART?

[ZeBeeDee]

Hi trilobyte

Draby is absolutely correct - Just plug it in and go (using a US power cord of course) ... The LCD will auto adjust to your local voltage (110v).

The label says it accepts all voltages between 90v and 240v plus it will work just fine at either 50hz or 60hz (US uses 60hz).

I'm using a 19" LCD monitor I purchased from Wal-Mart back in 2005 on my pc ... just changed the power cord to a UK one and all was well.

The worst thing that will happen is it won't switch on due to insufficient voltage ... BUT I bet it works just fine  :-)

*Addendum* My Balance CM2019 Monitor specifications here - Note the voltages and frequencies PLUS the rebranding to IC Power  :-)

[ZeBeeDee]

It's usually the power supply brick that does all the converting/switching for the user  :-)

You're right, I was thinking the wrong way.

[ZeBeeDee]

PC PSU's? I thought we were talking about LCD monitors here  :lol:

[ZeBeeDee]

Read the label on a typical power supply  brick and you usually see something like this on it:

Input: 100-240V[color=ff0000]AC[/color] 1.5A 50-60hz
Output: 15V[color=0000ff]DC[/color] 4A

Now ... lets break it down into a more simple and easier to understand format ...

It takes the input voltage somewhere between 100 and 240 volts [color=ff0000]Alternating Current[/color] and steps it down/converts it/switches it/however you wish to put it to the correct output of 15 volts [color=0000ff]Direct Current[/color] needed to power the monitor.

What it all boils down to is that the manufacturer only has to make a single power supply that can utilise a wide rage of voltages to produce the desired output. They only have to change the power cord depending on the country it's being used in.

It's that easy  :-)

Next week, how chaos theory can help build a better mousetrap and how Amiga Inc. could one day be taken seriously :lol: