Question for Owners of a Thomann t.amp E-800 Power Amp

zamar · July 31, 2020 at 2:23 PM

Hello ,

I haven’t received the Thomann E-800 yet,

But I failed to notice that it may have an issue with

European power cord with differences to

USA power.

Is this something simple as buying a converter end

from a German power plug

To a USA plug adaptor?

Or it different because of it being a

Powerful Power amp
Than say an electric shaver?

All the warnings and scary stuff about blowing things up,

I don’t want to search and buy the wrong thing.,

Or hurt my KEMPER and the
brand new

KEMPER KONES I just received either.

I , on the other hand have ‘dummy plugs for brains’!

Thanks KEMPER Community

CJGOMEZ · July 31, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Using a 220 volt machine at 120 volts will most probably mean it just won't work because the voltage is too low. You would need a voltage transformer, preferably a good one. It is much worse the other way round: you would fry it, I guess

karlic · July 31, 2020 at 3:56 PM

You can get a cheap step down converter, but it is a pain long-term.

CJGOMEZ · July 31, 2020 at 4:13 PM

Look up step up/down converters. About 70 bucks at least.

karlic · August 1, 2020 at 10:59 AM

Should be about half that price:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=step+down+…&ref=nb_sb_noss

CJGOMEZ · August 1, 2020 at 11:15 AM

Check the appliance wattage and the transformer's max wattage capacity.

zamar · August 1, 2020 at 4:27 PM

Great help and suggestions, fine people!

im thinking about this one, or something like it.

just the more $$$ i WAS gonna spend on new

Commercial KEMPER rigs. Lol