Making a UK CD player work in the U.S.

[N M 96]

So here's the thing. I have a (UK model) BOSE Soundwave CD player/ radio. Anyone whose owned one of these will know that they are beautiful machines - the sound they generate is something else, but aren't exactly cheap. I really don't want to have to replace it with an American model if at all possible.

So being a UK model, it operates on: 220/240 volts, 50-60 hz, 60 w max.

I lugged it over here 3 years ago, and bought a transformer. The radio plays beautifully but I've never been able to get the CD player to work properly. It works for a few seconds, but then the music stops, skips, or slows - I'm guessing the motor that turns the CD isn't getting the right amount of power?

Any ideas on how to rectify this? Are some transformers better/ more suitable than others?

Thanks in advance.

Edited May 27, 2012 by N M

[Darnell 8,478]

There are many Indian 'appliance ' shops in the USA that will rework yer gear to use 120V power.

Find an Indian enclave in a city close to you, and get it done.

(there are many in Houston, for example)

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Any ideas on how to rectify this?

Husband suggests it's maybe a mechanical problem (inertia) with the disk mechanism. A very small transformer should run it fine. You'd have to dismantle it to check the thing that grips the cd, or clean any rubber parts that could be slipping, or even the lens. He said he's done similar with cd players and computer drives with the same symptoms. You have tried different cds to make sure it's not a worn out disk?

[Anh map 2,098]

So here's the thing. I have a (UK model) BOSE Soundwave CD player/ radio. Anyone whose owned one of these will know that they are beautiful machines - the sound they generate is something else, but aren't exactly cheap. I really don't want to have to replace it with an American model if at all possible.

So being a UK model, it operates on: 220/240 volts, 50-60 hz, 60 w max.

I lugged it over here 3 years ago, and bought a transformer. The radio plays beautifully but I've never been able to get the CD player to work properly. It works for a few seconds, but then the music stops, skips, or slows - I'm guessing the motor that turns the CD isn't getting the right amount of power?

Any ideas on how to rectify this? Are some transformers better/ more suitable than others?

Thanks in advance.

Have you called Bose?

[photomile 101]

Have you called Bose?

This!

Bose are usually more than accommodating and will likely have no problem helping you out here, for a price. I would still say absolutely worth a call!

[N M 96]

Thanks everyone - will give Bose a call.