If I buy a brand new pedal from Japan, will it work in Australia without destroying it, both physically and in sound quality?
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yeh, i think it should! but you better call the seller and ask first!
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You may need to call your power company, google the specs on the pedal and google to buy an adapter. If it operates on battery power (probably 9 volt), it will not matter. In 2000, Australia converted to 230 V as the nominal standard with a tolerance of +10% -6%, this superseding the old 240 V standard, AS2926-1987. In Japan, the electrical power supply to households is at 100 V. Eastern and northern parts of Honshū (including Tokyo) and HokkaidŠhave a frequency of 50 Hz, whereas western Honshū (including Nagoya, Osaka, and Hiroshima), Shikoku, Kyūshū and Okinawa operate at 60 Hz. To accommodate the difference, frequency-sensitive appliances marketed in Japan can often be switched between the two frequencies. In general, most of the world uses the 230V standard. This also means that standard 230V equipment can be used in most parts of the world, with only a minor change in the equipment's electrical plug for a specific country.
