Converting US 110volt to Aus 240

[madness]

Can anyone tell me what needs to be done with the power from a US imported pin to make it 240Volt Aussie.
Do i just need a stepdown transformer? or something else needed.
Thanks

[Homepin]

Can anyone tell me what needs to be done with the power from a US imported pin to make it 240Volt Aussie.
Do i just need a stepdown transformer? or something else needed.
Thanks

Depending on th exact brand and system almost all pins had 'changeable' taps on or near the mains transformer. Refer to the manual or please give us more info on the machine as there are many different setups. Generally you will NOT require a transformer and in any case the one required toi do this job would be HUGE and EXPENSIVE!

[beaky]

I totaly agree with home pin, and he is also right about the 240 to 110 transformer, (size & price)

[Retropin]

If its a post 70's game then you shouldnt need a step down transformer.. as Homepin says - it can be tapped differently.
Ifd you do need a step down then by far the cheapest place to get one from is Ebay.. there are some made in Aus that will run several machines no problem. Jaycar step downs are too expensive.. give them a miss

[madness]

Can anyone tell me what needs to be done with the power from a US imported pin to make it 240Volt Aussie.
Do i just need a stepdown transformer? or something else needed.
Thanks

Depending on th exact brand and system almost all pins had 'changeable' taps on or near the mains transformer. Refer to the manual or please give us more info on the machine as there are many different setups. Generally you will NOT require a transformer and in any case the one required toi do this job would be HUGE and EXPENSIVE!

Thanks for the info,

It will be a late model Bally,2006 upwards,

Will post pics if i go that way and on arrival,

Cheers.

[beaky]

i didnt now bally made pins in 2006. 

[madness]

Yeah my mistake  , few to many beers yesterday arvo,

I meant 1996 upwards

[johnwartjr]

For WPC games after Popeye (not including Popeye)

There's a box inside the coin door to the right. Has a couple plugs in it, one of which comes out and has 12 pins in it.

For US 120v operation, the connector will have the following jumpers set

1-11
2-3
7-10
8-9



Pin 1 is the square pin in the upper right hand corner. It is numbered as follows

1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12

240 volt operation is as follows:

1-11
3-9
7-10

Make sure to change the line fuse from 5 amp to 4 amp.

Might want someone in Australia to confirm this, I'm just going based on my schematic manual and could be wrong!

The schematic manual I am using is at
http://www.pinrepair.com/wpc/wpc-95.pdf

See page 3

[madness]

Thanks mate,just what i,m after ,
Cheers

[silverball]

For WPC games after Popeye (not including Popeye)

There's a box inside the coin door to the right. Has a couple plugs in it, one of which comes out and has 12 pins in it.

For US 120v operation, the connector will have the following jumpers set

1-11
2-3
7-10
8-9



Pin 1 is the square pin in the upper right hand corner. It is numbered as follows

1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12

240 volt operation is as follows:

1-11
3-9
7-10

Make sure to change the line fuse from 5 amp to 4 amp.

Might want someone in Australia to confirm this, I'm just going based on my schematic manual and could be wrong!

The schematic manual I am using is at
http://www.pinrepair.com/wpc/wpc-95.pdf

See page 3

This is correct,first thing I check before powering up any pin. You'll have fun rejumpering if you havent got the correct tool, a flat bladed instrument screwdriver does the trick.