Using Receptor in Japan

[iamthetrees666]

Hi,

i'm touring Japan with my band soon and was wondering do I have to have a power conditioner for the Receptor to run over there (since they run on 110V) or am I fine just using a run of the mill wall adaptor? I may have the issue for my actual keyboard too as it's only rated for 240 V (I live in Australia) and also my foot switch pedal which uses a 9V AC adaptor. It was fine in Jakarta which uses 220V but i'm worried that Japan will be totally different. Can anyone shed some light please?

Thanks

- Tom

[Bryan@MuseResearch]

Hi,

i'm touring Japan with my band soon and was wondering do I have to have a power conditioner for the Receptor to run over there (since they run on 110V) or am I fine just using a run of the mill wall adaptor? I may have the issue for my actual keyboard too as it's only rated for 240 V (I live in Australia) and also my foot switch pedal which uses a 9V AC adaptor. It was fine in Jakarta which uses 220V but i'm worried that Japan will be totally different. Can anyone shed some light please?

Thanks

- Tom

Hi Tom

Konichiwa, and congrats on your tour to Japan.

Receptor is designed for operation ANYWHERE in the world. You do need the correct power CABLE (no adapters, conditioners, etc required). Japan runs off of 100V AC, and they use a plug similar to the US but with out the round third prong for ground. So if you get the correct 2 pin blade IEC cable and plug it in to Receptor, you'll be fine.

Alternatively, you can take a US cable and remove the third pin ground, but we don't really recommend that since it might damage the connector and cause a short.

As for your keyboard, if you can power it off of USB from the Receptor, you'll be fine, but if it has its own AC input, you'll have to check to see if it is configured for world-wide use. A lot of keyboards are "domesticated" to the market so that you don't order a keyboard overseas and import it into your country... we personally think that this is 1980's thinking, the fact is its a small world these days and music gear should be able to run anywhere your music takes you.

Check the power label on your keyboard and on your power adapter... it might be a "universal" power supply like in the Receptor. If so, the power input label will say "100VAC to 240VAC, 50/60 Hz". However if it lists only one voltage, you'll need to either get a transformer or a different power adapter to use with your keyboard or pedals.

Have a great time in Japan!

Bryan

[iamthetrees666]

Hi Tom

Konichiwa, and congrats on your tour to Japan.

Receptor is designed for operation ANYWHERE in the world. You do need the correct power CABLE (no adapters, conditioners, etc required). Japan runs off of 100V AC, and they use a plug similar to the US but with out the round third prong for ground. So if you get the correct 2 pin blade IEC cable and plug it in to Receptor, you'll be fine.

Alternatively, you can take a US cable and remove the third pin ground, but we don't really recommend that since it might damage the connector and cause a short.

As for your keyboard, if you can power it off of USB from the Receptor, you'll be fine, but if it has its own AC input, you'll have to check to see if it is configured for world-wide use. A lot of keyboards are "domesticated" to the market so that you don't order a keyboard overseas and import it into your country... we personally think that this is 1980's thinking, the fact is its a small world these days and music gear should be able to run anywhere your music takes you.

Check the power label on your keyboard and on your power adapter... it might be a "universal" power supply like in the Receptor. If so, the power input label will say "100VAC to 240VAC, 50/60 Hz". However if it lists only one voltage, you'll need to either get a transformer or a different power adapter to use with your keyboard or pedals.

Have a great time in Japan!

Bryan

Hi Bryan,

thanks for the support, as you can guess we're pretty stoked and excited about the trip! Ok I've checked it out and the keyboard is only rated for Australian use, same as the compressor i'm using with the setup so I was going to go with a step up transformer from 100 - 240V. I'll run everything off the one powerboard from the step up transformer and i'm hoping it will all work with no issues.

Tom