[GreenKeys] Road freight question - Old firehouse teletype

[Malcolm Macleod]

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> Isn't it a 110V motor?  You'll need to step down your 220.
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Yes, I will definitely need to step down the voltage.  That's not too difficult to do.  The bigger problem is that our mains power here is 50Hz.  If the tape printer has a synchronous motor, I will either need a 50Hz gear set (presumably unobtainable!), or reduce the baud rate to 5/6 of 45.4 baud.  The other option is to power it through an inverter, to achieve 110v/60hz.