Can I get an adapter for a USA 125v led light to use in the UK with 240v?

[Vivkins3]

Whilst on holiday travelling Route 66 I bought a flashing led Route 66 sign as a momento of the trip. Does any one know if I can get an adapter to be able to use it on the UK 240 volt supply. The infomation on the switch says 6A-125VAC/3A125V.

[Buenchico]

6 Amps at 125 Volts is a power requirement of 750 Watts

That's quite a bit of power. (An old fashioned one bar electric fire uses 1000 Watts. A typical tungsten light bulb uses 100 Watts). So you'll need a fairly hefty transformer inside the power adapter (which will have to be rated at a minimum of 750 Watts).

While you can buy USA to UK power adapters for low power devices for under a tenner, they won't be of any use to you (because they'd overheat and burn out). For such a high power requirement you're looking at paying over £100, such as here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk...T&hash=item4603c32351

Chris

[ChuckFickens]

Although the information on the "switch" is what the switch is rated at and will be far in excess of the current the device actually requires.

The OP hasn't really provided anywhere near enough information to answer this properly.

Does the mains plug directly into the unit? or does it use an external power supply? would be a start

[Buenchico]

Good point, Chuck. (If it's only the switch which has that rating then the actual sign may well have a much lower power requirement).

If it's one of these, Vivkins3,
http://www.ebay.co.uk...s-Retro-/250901408155
then you've got two options.

You can either replace the supplied power adapter with a UK one which supplies 4.5V (which is what a bit of web searching suggests is actually needed) or buy a power adapter to plug the US device into. The former course of action requires that you take care over the polarity of the output whereas the second method simply requires one of these:
http://www.maplin.co....ltage-convertor-19413

Maplin Electronics is one of my favourite stores. That's not just because they sell 'big boys' toys' but also because their staff actually know what they're talking about. If you take your sign into one of their stores they'll be able to advise you.

Chris