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School me on 230V/ 110V transformers

CatthanCatthan Frets: 370
edited January 9 in Amps
Haven't used one ever. 
Do's - don'ts, any particularly good ones?
Safe? Quiet? 
What do I need to know about them if I decide to import an amp from the US?

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73030
    Lots of flimsy cheap and nasty Chinese-made ones… avoid the common metal-cased ones with multiple voltage selections in the back and two different voltage outputs on the front - they’re poorly made and borderline unsafe in my opinion. Very easy to connect wrongly and blow something.

    Perhaps surprisingly, the plastic-cased types are usually fine. The large cylindrical ones with a couple of outputs on the top are particularly good.

    A 300VA one will be sufficient for most amps below 50W, 500VA for anything over that.

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