Dear All,
I am an American student studying jazz in Paris for the year. I brought my Nord Stage 2 with me. However, it doesn't work on a European power supply. After going to almost every music and hardware store in Paris, no one had a solution for what type/voltage/brand transformer or adapter to buy in order to be able to play! Does anyone have an idea of what I should buy. Preferable if it can be bought on Amazon.
Thanks so much,
Alexander
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Re: Transformer for European Power Supply
This:
https://www.amazon.ca/Simran-AC-500-Con ... +converter
When I came from France to Canada, I had to buy one, it was 200 CAN$ because we need it for our big mixer/blender stuff for my wife and we needed a 2000W, but with just your keys, the 500w will do the trick...
https://www.amazon.ca/Simran-AC-500-Con ... +converter
When I came from France to Canada, I had to buy one, it was 200 CAN$ because we need it for our big mixer/blender stuff for my wife and we needed a 2000W, but with just your keys, the 500w will do the trick...
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Re: Transformer for European Power Supply
Maybe you could consider just changing the switch internally and replace the fuse with a more suited one, so that it can work in Europe?
I have no first-hands experience on this, but another member here recently bought a NS3 in Europe and flipped the switch so that it would work in the US.
Have a look at e.g. nord-stage-forum-f3/110v-220v-voltage-selector-switch-inside-the-ns-t181.html and accessories-and-amplification-f8/moving-to-eu-voltage-power-question-t4662.html
[I would be extremely cautious using a converter, unless it is a pure transformer, by the way. Don't try to go to DC and back again unless you know what you're doing and use something the has a pure sine output.]
I have no first-hands experience on this, but another member here recently bought a NS3 in Europe and flipped the switch so that it would work in the US.
Have a look at e.g. nord-stage-forum-f3/110v-220v-voltage-selector-switch-inside-the-ns-t181.html and accessories-and-amplification-f8/moving-to-eu-voltage-power-question-t4662.html
[I would be extremely cautious using a converter, unless it is a pure transformer, by the way. Don't try to go to DC and back again unless you know what you're doing and use something the has a pure sine output.]
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Re: Transformer for European Power Supply
I tried changing the switch internally and getting another fuse but its almost impossible because you need a differently sized fuse cap... at least to my knowledge.
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Re: Transformer for European Power Supply
The fuse is standard size.
Change the switch to 230V, pull out the fuse and walk into the next corner hardware store with it, and tell them that you want a 5x20mm 125mA 250v replacement.
As per this thread (pablo is official US Nord support guy), you do not need to change the fuse cap:
nord-stage-forum-f3/nord-stage-2-fuse-fuse-holder-t8982.html
Change the switch to 230V, pull out the fuse and walk into the next corner hardware store with it, and tell them that you want a 5x20mm 125mA 250v replacement.
As per this thread (pablo is official US Nord support guy), you do not need to change the fuse cap:
nord-stage-forum-f3/nord-stage-2-fuse-fuse-holder-t8982.html
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Re: Transformer for European Power Supply
It shouldn't be too difficult to get a "European" fuse in Europe. Any Nord repair shop probably stocks them... and I guess you can get it many other places here.
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