WilliamT

I recently purchased a Great Planes Hinge Slot tool through Tower Hobbies.
However, I live in a country where the standard voltage is 230v not 110v, so will need to purchase a transformer before I can use the Slotter. These are available here in a range of VA values with a corresponding range of prices!

Can anybody please tell me the VA rating or the current draw of the Slotter, as Tower are unable to supply that info?

Thanks,
William[]

summerwind

mine says

120VAC 50-60Hz

no mention of current draw

DMcQuinn

My Feedback: (13)

Mine does not say how many Amps is draws on the label. It says "120 V 50 / 60 Hz". I would guess it uses less than one amp (100 watts), just by looking at it.

tacx

My Feedback: (1)

If someone out there has this slotting tool and a Amp meter they can easily check the amp draw for you.

WilliamT

Thanks for the comments, folks.
To summerwind and DMcQuinn - yes, that's the trouble with the label - it doesn't specify Watts as you would normally expect.
To tacx - I imagine there aren't too many of these around in NZ but I will try on a local forum., something I had not thought of. Thanks.
I can't plug it in to test for myself, because I expect that our 230v would cause overheating or other failure of the tool!

Thanks again,
William

airbusdrvr

Do persevere, when you get it powered you will enjoy how easily the slots are cut.

drube

I just picked up one of these yesterday. In the instruction manual under the specifications it gives info for a North American model (110/120 v 60 Hz AC) and aEuropean model (220/230 v 50 Hz AC). That's all the info it says but you could contact Great Planes at [email protected].