Originally posted by kn7:
[B]Thanks, Alec -
I brought up the site.

Gee, these things weigh close to 5 pounds and are about 4 inches square! They are quite sizable compared to a 9 volt wall wart.
B]
yes, that link is a transformer, you can also get electronic converters without a heavy transformer:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-110-TO-220-VOL...1QQcmdZViewItem this is only 50W so a slightly higher spec would really be needed, and with all the warnings about this sort of product I mentioned earlier, but serves as an example of the alternative type.