colatari Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hi everybody, I live in Colombia and I have an Atari 1040ST with SC1224 monitor. Here we use 110 V, 60 Hz electrical power and the TV system is the same used in USA (NTSC). I am considering to purchase an Atari Mega ST from europe but I am affraid if using this machine here in Colombia would be problematic. The issues I am affraid about are these: 1. Can I use my SC1224 with the european Mega ST ? 2. How could I solve the differences in electrical power required ? Is it enough using an elevator (from 110 volts to 220 volts) or will I need something to change frequencies (from the colombian outlet of 60 Hz to the european 50 Hz frequency). 3. Last one: I have upgraded my 1040 with Rainbow TOS (1.4), could I put this ROMs in the Mega ST? Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi everybody, I live in Colombia and I have an Atari 1040ST with SC1224 monitor. Here we use 110 V, 60 Hz electrical power and the TV system is the same used in USA (NTSC). I am considering to purchase an Atari Mega ST from europe but I am affraid if using this machine here in Colombia would be problematic. The issues I am affraid about are these: 1. Can I use my SC1224 with the european Mega ST ? 2. How could I solve the differences in electrical power required ? Is it enough using an elevator (from 110 volts to 220 volts) or will I need something to change frequencies (from the colombian outlet of 60 Hz to the european 50 Hz frequency). 3. Last one: I have upgraded my 1040 with Rainbow TOS (1.4), could I put this ROMs in the Mega ST? Thanks a lot Path of least resistance would be to swap in a 110V power supply. Megas can take Rainbow TOS, they did come in both flavors (6 chip and 2 chip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Probably the best thing to do would be to change the power supply, but a step down transformer would be OK, I have used these in the past to use a USA 5200 and 7800 on a UK 240volt supply, they do run quite hot though. Also check that the voltage dropper has enough power for your needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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