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General => Trains! => Topic started by: playmo1989 on June 01, 2011, 02:10:57
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do the us playmobil trains work with the european voltage and the opposite ?
europe: (http://www.world-plug.com/Clkj_Images/upfile/Bigpic/2011519902352868.jpg)
usa : (http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture97/powercords/product1.jpg)
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like all electrical appliances, they should work with the proper adaptor.
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like all electrical appliances, they should work with the proper adaptor.
nope not all of them some don't work if they have very high voltage (or something like that ,i don't know much about these things :-[ ) for ex. lamps don't work
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The mains powered trains will, I believe, only work in their own countries - i.e. US ones in the US, European ones in Europe - that's why Playmobil produced different versions. Indeed, at one time I believe there were three versions - USA, Europe and UK, but walts-trains could answer this and Alex's question for sure). Electricity in the USA is 110/120v AC (sources vary on which!) and in Europe it is 220v AC.
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The mains powered trains will, I believe, only work in their own countries - i.e. US ones in the US, European ones in Europe - that's why Playmobil produced different versions. Indeed, at one time I believe there were three versions - USA, Europe and UK, but walts-trains could answer this and Alex's question for sure). Electricity in the USA is 110/120v AC (sources vary on which!) and in Europe it is 220v AC.
Yes AND no:
The trains themselves are all the same versions (the locos all have the same motor blocks). They work with 0 to 14 V (or 16 Volts) DC. They also work with more but it's not good for them, if you do that a long time.
The transformers make the difference in these sets (they produce the 0-16 V for the trains):
USA: 110/120 Volts AC, D: 220 Volts AC, UK: 240 Volts AC.
Since ~1995 in Europe we have ONE voltage: 230 V.
Example:
You could buy an american train (e.g. 3958 or 4029) and take a german transformer and it will work in Germany.
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The voltage is 230V +/- 10% so it can be different.
I have now put on my web site more information on the sets and the locos in them.
Se the page on background.
www.walts-playmobil-collection.me.uk