Using Japan 100V Accuphase amp in US 120V. Safe?

Accuphase units made before 2002 can be converted internally to 100/120/220/240V. Just check the bottom side of the unit (you have to remove the bottom plate first).

Further update:

According to Accuphase, they will also not service any product if they find out that it was used outside of its authorized country. THIS APPLIES FOR OUT OF WARRANTY SERVICE AS WELL!

ANything 100V plugged to 120V will likely suffer from overheating as the xformers are stressed.

There might be the odd case that it works fine.

No you're wrong Dazzdax...i've just converted my E-550 to run on 230V...all models can be converted to any voltage.

Who cares about warranty when Accuphase lasts a lifetime...

Cyuagain...i guess you bought from Georgia_on_my_mind...he is a well known fraudster...now booted from Audiogon.

If you open the E212 and send me photos i can tell you how to rewire for 120V. I've rewired almost every single Accuphase component.

By the way it wont get fried if you accidentally plug it into 230V...the fuse will blow thats all. Maybe one or two other tiny components may go but nothing major.

FWIW, when I asked Accuphase in Japan (I live in Japan) a couple of years ago what my options were if I bought a piece in Japan and moved to the US afterwards. Their explanation was that as long as I had owned it in Japan for more than 6 months, I could get the switch done for a minimal fee in Japan by Accuphase at their head office. Otherwise, they said (years ago) that the US distributor would not honor the warranty. Personally, I thought it was nice of them. While if I were a mfr, I would do things differently, I understand their point of view. They are a small specialty company and I guess they felt they did not have the requisite skill set to be successful marketing their product in a different market, so they outsourced that part of the business. You do what you have to do...