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Originally Posted by Kamakiri
All of Canada had 25 cycle power, as opposed to 60 cycle, until the mid-60s or so IIRC. I had a CTC-5 with an outboard transformer setup that was made to handle 25 cycle power....it was bought in the US and transported over.
You can use 25 cycle stuff on 60 cycle current, but not the other way around.
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Definitely not all of Canada had 25 Hz in 1960. Some regions did have
it until the mid sixties as you say, but I believe for instance that Montreal
never had anything other than 60 Hz once AC power became available.
I do have a Motorola clock radio (with AA5 electronics) designed for
25 Hz. Have been thinking of building a 60-to-25 Hz converter just to
run that radio, but it remains a project.