Step Down Transformer


I just got a TT from the UK that is 220 and I need to get a SDT. Any thoughts on the better ones to buy or can the TT be converted over. The UK seller said they could convert it but had no way to test the TT to see if the work was a
success.
128x128glory
Just plug it into your electric range or dryer outlet -- (only kidding!! ;--)

Actually TT motors draw generally (way) less than 100W, usually 10-30W, so you shouldn't need anything with big capacity.

If it's a well known brand (why don't people ever say what they bought?) with international markets (or even if it's not), always contact the manufacturer first. It might be quite easy to do (or have done), and simpler is always better (IMO) when it comes to assembling audio gear -- if for no other reason than there's less stuff to lose when you move!
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Neal,

The TT is a Voyd (no longer made) and Peter Q of Audio Note told me to use a SDT, or that's what I remember.
I want to make sure I don't get the wrong one.
Is there anyone out there that wants to come to FL. by the Gulf of Mexico that knows how to set up a Voyd TT?.
Glory, one thing that all the threads advising you have forgotten is the fact that you will have to get a motor pulley for 60 hertz operation as Europe voltage is 50 hertz. The motor will not run at the correct speed.
More of a problem is that the UK power is 50 cycles not the 60 cycle/sec that we use here. A transformer will not change this. If the TT uses a synchronous motor in will run at 27rpm+/- not 33! You may have to change the motor.
Doesn't Audio Note now make that TT? The original Voyd I believe used Pabst motors (three of them) and they're still in business if you wanted to change the motors to 120V version, although using a SDT would be more cost-effective ;-)

What TA does it have, an Audio Note?