Traveling with the serial response button box

[Dan Brenner]

I did post to PST support also, but if it turned out that I needed to buy a
more recent button box, I needed to order it right away, so I posted on the
users' group also, in case someone here had the answer sooner. For future
reference, PST advised me to just buy a new power supply cable (the plug)
in New Zealand at an electronics store. As long as it accepts NZ power,
fits the power cord port at the back of the button box, and provides 12V DC
(Note: more current button boxes take 15V), it should be fine. I'll repost
here if anything goes awry with that plan.

Thanks for the response,
Dan

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:57 PM, David McFarlane <mcfarla9 at msu.edu> wrote:

> Dan,
>
> Two thoughts:
>
> (1) Could you just get a 240V/50Hz to 120V/60Hz converter?
>
> (2) This sort of question about technical specifications would be best
> handled directly with PST Web Support at http://support.pstnet.com/e%**
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> At 6/29/2012 01:18 PM Friday, Dan Brenner wrote:
>
>> I'm leaving for New Zealand in a week for data collection, and wondering
>> about the power supply for the serial button box. The model we have (200A,
>> an older model) specifies 120V/60Hz AC power in, while New Zealand's power
>> grid is 240V/50Hz, so different voltage, different alternating frequency.
>> If I get a step-down transformer in NZ, will the main frequency still fry
>> the button box? The current model button box features 100 - 240VAC in, but
>> says nothing about the main frequency. Is the new model likely to have any
>> better time with the different main frequency than the model we have?
>> Should I invest in the new model, or use a transformer with the model we
>> have?
>>
>> Much obliged for prompt responses. Sorry about the rush. I realized far
>> too late that this was an issue.
>>
>> Dan
>>
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