[thelist] International Electricity

[Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)]

	Current (measured in amps) is about how much you *can* pass
through a circuit, not how much *must* pass through.  Basically, if you
have a 20-ampere circuit, you can put devices on it which together have
a total draw of 20 amps.  If your devices draw more, then you will blow
a fuse or trip a circuit breaker (or at least you *should*, because if
you don't you're probably going to melt a wire or start a fire).

	Are you sure the 50 isn't Hertz?  I've never seen a second
number in an electricity spec before.

-----Original Message-----
From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org On Behalf Of Hershel Robinson

Speaking of internationality, I would like to buy this product:

Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router

and use it at times in Israel. The electricity here is 220/50 however. I
already use step-down transformers for a few other appliances, but these
transformers, as far as I know, only change the voltage to 110, they
don't change the amperage. Those appliances I do have appear to be
working just fine.

I emailed Netopia once to ask them if this should work with their
product and they responded with a question to which I responded but they
didn't then respond. I wrote them again now.

I am having trouble purchasing the product with the correct power supply
(wall wort) so I am looking at purchasing a regular US version and
running it on a transformer.

Anyone have any input or knowledge if this should be OK?

Thanks,
Hershel