Yep - that's exactly what i'm looking for advice on -- I think transformers are pretty standard/minimalist, but just looking for some links or models of 'ready to use' step up transformers that will plug into my US 120V outlet and give me a 240V UK or EU style plug output.. thanks!
Yea, I've come across arcade machines (I think I have one, "Keyboard Mania") where they cheat and just shove a step up in it. Then everything in the cab is set 220/240. It's confusing when you take a reading on the monitor and it's running at 230v input power. It was literally just a transformer sitting in the bottom of the cabinet on my Pump it Up arcade, it would run pretty hot but the machine was 5 amp load + fromt he wall. There are tons of cheap quality things like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133692580947 I can't vouch for quality though. I think I saw a similar unit to that at VCF on the computers from France. Note, it only corrects voltage not frequency and Germany is prob 50hz. Frequency shouldn't matter. I assume their power supply is switch mode, and it can't auto switch? I wonder if you could swap out the isolation transformer inside their PSU for one that is 120v? Anyone know? - Ethan