Recto Preamp voltage - please help!

[Pete-alburn]

Hi, was searching around for some help and came across this great forum!

Here's my query,

I bought a recto recording preamp on ebay from the U.S (I live in the U.K) and I think it's amazing, the only problem is I have to use a big voltage converter with it since over here it's 230v rather than the U.S around 110v I think. Is it possible to convert it to take 230v? It would be very useful if I could because it would mean no more carrying about a big AC/AC converter and I could just plug straight into my power unit.

any help would be much appreciated!

-Pete

 

[gbsmusic]

On something like that I would call Mesa. They are very happy to help and answer questions. US 707-778-6565.

 

[Pete-alburn]

thanks for the reply. See the thing is, I'd rather not phone them not just because it'll cost a fortune to phone the U.S haha, but I don't think they'd want to tell me how to modify the preamp. I imagine they'd be pretty against me opening it up.

I've noticed on a little circuit board beside the transformer there is a solder point which says 230v (the one connected has 110v written beside it). Anyone else have any ideas? Would I need to get a new transformer?

Thanks

 

[mikey383]

Can you give us a pic of the inside? Some electronics have multi-tap transformers, and that almost sounds like what you have going on there, but I don't want to tell you one way or the other without seeing a gutshot of the area in question.

If it comes down to it, you may end up having to change the power transformer, or carry around a step-up tranny with you.