Author: Ismenio Sousa
Date: 17:06:57 12/25/04
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On December 24, 2004 at 19:01:10, Michael Watters wrote: (...) > >Ismenio I wrote the email before I saw this. You have the standard British plug. >German plugs are two pin and round, which you were hoping for? Taking the plug >apart is there an earth lead (yellow/green) or just two leads (live and >neutral)? It may be possible to use a German plug and fit it into your >converter. > >Mike Thanks for the post and the e-mail Mike. I was able to take the plug apart before I saw your message. I have to preface this by saying that do play with electronics sometimes. I checked the plug and I was thinking that I should be able to use my 110-240V converter. So I changed it to a 2-round UK pin and using my multimeter I checked the adapter disconected from the computer. Strange thing is that it shows a steady 11.58v DC! Taking it one step further (don't try this at home!) I pluged the adapter into the Conchess and it's working great! But I won't take my chances and will try to get another adapter/converter. I just couldn't help it but had to try it! Am I brave? No, I'm stupid and stubborn! :) I love this baby! It's a pleasure to play with! It feels so natural moving the pieces and the sensors are great! I liked them better than the ones from the Excalibur Grandmaster - I comparing to that one because it was a recent auto-sensory that I played with. Now I'm in need of a good copy of the manual! It came with a copy that is usable but I feel there are things missing and in some pages the text is cut off. Also, I'm very curious about a couple of things. Why two slots? It says that in some countries it may only have 1 to comply with some local orinance, what's that? I would also like the know the ELO rating, I haven't found any from the lists that I searched for except for some vage reference to it being around 1600-1800. Another thing I personaly liked was the audible beep. It's quiet, nice and simple, unlike some in today's units that sound very intrusive and 'non-elegant'. Again, my humble opinon. Conchess regards, Ismenio
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