Question on Tecsun BCL-2000
 

I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?

Thanks,
Dan

I just picked up a PL-200 and it came with a 220 to 110 converter.
Essentially it looks like another 'wall wart' transformer into which the
220v cube plugs in. I believe Radio Shack sells the same also.. Of course
in the 200's case, the reason for getting it was to have a 'pocket-able'
radio, so I doubt I'll ever use the power supply. So far it's doing pretty
well on NiMh batteries (which I charge with a separate charger)....

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"Dan Graves" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?

Thanks,
Dan

Dan Graves wrote in
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I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?


Requires a wall adapter. Some sellers will send you one with it.

You know, by the time you pay for shipping, and without a warranty, you
might want to consider just buying the Grundig S350 locally. It comes with
everything you need and it's the same radio, except that the AC adapter is
not built into the radio itself.

"Dan Graves" wrote in message
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I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?

Thanks,
Dan

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:24:59 -0400, Dan Graves
wrote:

I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?

Thanks,
Dan


Please don't buy these radios from China. That little oval gold
sticker that says "made in China" won't make you proud. How can you
show this radio to your friends? Please, buy a Drake. If you can't
afford it then buy an older American radio on Ebay. Do your part
dude.

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I saw a couple of these on eBay and it stated it was for 220v. Is
there a switch or something to switch to 110v or do you have to get an
adapter or just run from batteries?

Thanks,
Dan

DG,

For the Answer to this Question and more...

Check-Out the Grundig S350 Super Radio Tecsun BCL-2000 eGroup on YAHOO !
GS350= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S350/

~ RHF

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Actually, there are two major differences between the Tecsun BCL-2000 and
the Grundig S-350. The BCL-2000 has a small AC powersupply built in. It
uses the same kind of power cord as used by a number of European portable
radios, such as the old Grundig Satellit 400 and the Philips D-2999. The
Chinese supplier and one or two American suppliers send along a small 220V
to 120V converter that plugs into your wall outlet and the radio's cord
plugs in there. On the Grundig S-350, they leave that power supply out and
cover its hole with a heavy flexible piece of plastic that matches the rest
of the back panel of the radio. Both the S-350 and the BCL-2000 have the
same power plug on the back panel where you would plug in a power source,
such as a car adapter that might plug into the cigarette lighter. The S-350
comes with a heavy wall wart to plug in there for the AC power.

The other main difference is in the medium wave, (AM broadcast band)
coverage. The BCL-2000 covers MW from about 520 up to about 1640 KHz, maybe
almost to 1650. The S-350 covers from 520 to 1710 KHz, which gives you all
the extended North American broadcast band frequencies.

I have both versions, the black S-350 and the red BCL-2000. The Tecsun
version seems to be a tiny bit less noisy in the lower frequencies of the
lowest shortwave band, from about 2300 KHz up to about 5500 KHz than is the
S-350 I have. They are essentialy equal on the other frequencies they know
in common. The amplifier seems to be a bit stronger with more volume of
output at a given volume knob setting on my S-350 than on my BCL-2000. If I
had to keep only one of the two, I think I'd sell the Tecsun BCL-2000.

Reply to:
Brent Reynolds, Atlanta, GA USA

Thanks for all the help!

Dan