can effects work overseas?

[Charmo]

ok so i spent 2-3 hours last nite searching this topic and nothing that i found really helped.
i'm lookin at getting a micro pog, the cheapest i've found it is $422 with the average being about $500 here in australia, or i can get it off american ebay for $220us (which at this time is about $222aus).
thus my question: can effects bought in america work with ausie voltages and save me $200?
Cheers.

[slaerts]

check if your effect is DC (usually 9,12 or 15v DC) if so then yes. You just duck into dick smith or tandy to buy the dc power supply. Or if it runs on 9v batteries, yes. Or some pedals run on phantom power from a mixing desk.
Some pedals which only run on 110v AC power can still be converted, but it depends on how it was manufactured, an e-mail to the manufacturer will usually enlighten you.
The effects classifieds here on tb is also a great place to buy second hand stuff much cheaper than in Oz.

[smo]

I got my microPOG cheaper than that 2nd hand.....keep searchin US ebay man.
MicroPOG takes 9v, neg tip just like a boss pedal.

I regularly buy pedals from the US, you just need to know what power they need - and have a power supply that'll cope.
The VooDoo PP2 etc. and the like you'll need to buy locally, cos the USA ones are 110v only tho.
From the memory the BBE Supacharger can run 240 and 110v?????
If not - a regular transformer will work, just be careful on what voltage and ploarity the output is!!!!! Too high a voltage and the pedal will fry. Too little current and the pedal won't light up.
Many transformer power supplies can be noisy. Try to get one that has a rectified, regulated and filtered output, if possible......