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Happy Hew Year!

Like everyone we are renewing our goals for the year. Here at KCC Scientific we have taken on a quest of: “Creating a Unified, Worldwide Virtual Power Grid for Devices under 1000 Watts”. The world has gone Global. We have a global economy, global knowledge via the Internet, global communication from cellphones, and global entertainment…

‘Tis the Season of Longing for the Comforts of Hearth and Home

We at KCC Scientific are reminded during this season how much nostalgia and comfort are brought to folks worldwide through their valued heirloom electronics. This week we shipped a Thor Frequency Converter to a gentleman in California wanting to power his early 1960’s Braun record player from Germany. Last week we shipped a Chronos Frequency…

U-Turn Turntables vs. 230V AC 50Hz

A few times we’ve been approached by customers after they had plugged the U-Turn turntable into 230V AC 50Hz. You can guess the result…the AC adapter gets intensely hot, smokes, melts, and the main breakers in the home trip off. This is a very bad idea! First, it can cause a fire! Second, it can…

Powering U-Turn Audio Turntables

We love our friends at U-Turn, as well as their customers. We have been taking care of both for many years. The U-Turn is designed to accept 60Hz mains frequency in order to operate at the right speed. When folks relocate to 50Hz countries, they need our products to use the U-Turn. We provide exactly…

Visit Us at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018

“KCC Scientific Clean Power converters will match the voltage, frequency and power (wattage) requirements to your valued device, assuring you are operational anywhere in the world.” Perhaps you finally received that well-deserved promotion involving relocation, or simply have purchased that coveted vintage audio from across the globe. In the new country, the power standards may…

The Dirty Little Secret about Mains Power Line Frequency

We take it for granted. We plug our high-performance audio systems and clocks into it. We count on it being there when we need it to power everything from vacuum cleaners to washing machines. The playback pitch of our turntables, tape players, and the accuracy of our electric clocks depends on 60Hz (in the USA)…