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Posted by bass drive on Aug-13-2004 14:55:

a small computer question

is it possible to change the power supply of a PC from North American to European V. If so, is it a good idea to do so, or it's just like waiting for future problems??

thanks in advance

Posted by DJAntSmith on Aug-13-2004 15:11:

Re: a small computer question

quote:
Originally posted by bass drive
is it possible to change the power supply of a PC from North American to European V. If so, is it a good idea to do so, or it's just like waiting for future problems??

thanks in advance

Although I've never done that, I think you may have to change the board on it depending on the power that runs through it. Too much, too little etc.

But... on the back of some of the power supplies you get a switch that can alternate between different voltages. 240 to i think 130 is it?

Also i'm not sure on the placement of the power supplies in american and european machines. They may just fit standard in any machine.

Hope this helps.

Ant

Posted by itsTrueSonic on Aug-13-2004 16:08:

yeah..

i think you need to flip the switch on back of the computer, and then flip a couple of switches on you motherboard to tell it about the change, and that's it ...

that's what i think...

Posted by jon on Aug-13-2004 16:23:

the only thing that would change is changing the actual psu unit, or flipping the switch on the ones that have the switch, some more high spec powersupplies have the circuity to automatically adjust to what ever voltage its been supplied with.

There would be no need to change any other system setting, and you would NOT have to "flip a couple of switches on you motherboard"

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Aug-13-2004 16:34:

quote:
Originally posted by itsTrueSonic

i think you need to flip the switch on back of the computer,

Do it the wrong way and you can see smoke coming out from your power supply.

Oh yeah, I've been there.

Posted by bass drive on Aug-13-2004 17:22:

lovely
my pc has a power switch.

Thanks again

Posted by th0m on Aug-13-2004 23:01:

I bought my laptop in the US and I now use it in the Netherlands and it works fine, my adapter supports from 100 to around 500 volts, (the US is 110 V I think and Holland is 230 V) but as far as I know, no hardware problems, the adapter just takes care of that.

Posted by Teknikol on Aug-13-2004 23:39:

mr. Mystery being cool again

Posted by Orbax on Aug-13-2004 23:49:

quote:
Originally posted by Teknikol
mr. Mystery being cool again

Youre being a fucktard again

Posted by djtitan on Aug-14-2004 00:06:

if your power supply has a 120/110-230/240 (any of those numbers) switch on the back, all you have to do is flip that. ALL PC power supplies convert the standard ac or dc power to 12volt dc current regardless of where you live in the world.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Aug-14-2004 00:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Teknikol
mr. Mystery being cool again

Well if you find blowing up power supplies being cool, then yes. However, "cool" wasn't exactly what we thought of it at the time.

Posted by itsTrueSonic on Aug-15-2004 03:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Do it the wrong way and you can see smoke coming out from your power supply.

Oh yeah, I've been there.

ditto!
did that one time when i wanted to get rid of my board and cpu, because i was pissed with it!