[Renaud]

Makes perfect sense, using a proper US plug is a safeguard.

Alright, I’ll keep all this in mind as I continue shopping around for a turntable.

Thanks again for taking the time, cheers!

[Renaud]

Ah… nice, thanks for sharing!

After your first reply, I got myself a copy of the service manual and had a good look at the schematic and I did spot how the 220V and 120V were wired differently. But the picture of your BG5500’s transformer wiring clearly renders the schematic into something real. Hah… now I truly understand, or do I ? 🙂

Assuming the transformer is correctly re-wired from 220V to 120V, is there anything else that would need to be rewired before the turntable can be plugged in using a simple plug adapter ?

[Renaud]

Ha! I’ve done a lot of foolish things… but that won’t be one of them 😉

Found this video on the disassembly of a BeoGram 3000.

I’m curious, from what one can see, is what you suggest i.e. «changing the lead connections to the main transformer» obvious ?

[Renaud]

I’m looking at buying a EU model (220V) and using it in Canada (120V), so step-down it is — although Escher might disagree 😉

I don’t know much about electronics, but your comment is interesting… Are you suggesting that the same transformer can be used for both EU and US models ?

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