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Hello, I have purchased an Emig P IV 8mm projector that does not indicate the voltage. It has a 120v bulb but also what looks like a transformer. I have plugged it in at 120v and it barely moves, does anyone know if it works at 220v? I just don't want to test it and burn it out. Thank you very much.
Well, if it came with a transformer that is a pretty good clue that it probably needs 110 volts. And if that model was sold in France you can be certain it is 110 volts since all appliances here before the 1950's worked at that voltage..
after this period everything switched to the normal European standard of 220 volts (actually today it is rather above 230 volts). I do know that Germany and Italy have always been 220 volt countries even way back in time...perhaps Spain too. But just because a projector is made in Germany or Austria does not always mean it is designed for 220 volts...that totally depends on the country that the projector was exported to. Many old German made projectors that were exported to the United States or France are 110 volts only while the later Eumig's from Austria often have tapped transformers where you can select the voltage by moving a single wire. But the very old machines using tubular incadescent lamps do not usually have this option. Also those early projectors usually have a rheostat located somewhere on the machine to control the speed of the motor from really slow to really fast. Did you try adjusting that while the motor is running? You certainly will not hurt anything by running it at 110 volts but you will certainly destroy it in short order by applying 220 volts if it is not designed for it.
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