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Moving to Europe

By EarlOfEgo

3 years ago


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    #5 3 years ago
    Quoted from EarlOfEgo:

    My wife and I will be relocating to Belgium in the coming months and we would like to take all of our machines with us. The move is through the US Army, so I know that we can get them over there with few problems however, I have two major concerns.
    1. I have never switched over my power source before to accommodate for the 50 hz power grid in Europe. My understanding is that this is pretty simple on most games, however newer Stern games are more complicated. Does anyone have experience performing this switch over, and are there any issues I should be concerned about? I have also looked into transformers, however this gets pretty expensive when you have multiple machines.
    2. How easy is it to obtain parts and/or machines in Europe? One option available to us is to sell machines and buy new ones upon arrival. Is this practical?

    I’d probably be lazy and just buy a large converter/transformer that will let you plug in multiple games at once. If this is through the army, you’ll probably end up moving again in what, 5 to 10 years depending on how long you stay in?

    Machines cost an asston more in Europe. You could probably bring your games and make a ridiculous profit over there, so maybe buy some extra to sell

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