PSU us to europe question

[AngeloR]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379009 im gonna get that in canada and im gonna use it in europe it says 110-240 +- 10 % so does that mean that when i plug in my pc(every component bought in canada 110) that it will automatically send the right current and not fry my psu or other parts

 

[woshitudou]

Yes, they auto switch. In the old days they had a little red/orange switch on the back that you'd move to choose the voltage but now its all auto.

 

[woshitudou]

Here is an example to show the old style with the manual switch, its the red switch between the power switch and the power plug.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/PSU-gold-front.jpg

 

[bobwya]

I've bought US model powersupplies from:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php
in the US to use in the UK. You just change the lead to a 2-pin (continental) or 3-pin (UK) wall plug kettle lead and you are sorted. Any decent PSU these days auto switches to run on the mains voltage and frequency it is connected to (be it 120V, 220V, 240V).

BTW I think this is a better built PSU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
no offense to Zalman as they make good stuff!! (Check out the Newegg reviews if you don't believe me...)

Bob

 

[dtq]

Absolutely unhelpfull addition to the topic, but some time around 92 I once found a 110-220 switch like that on the back of a VERY VERY old (it was ancient then!) IBM compatible, and just to see what happened I switched it whilst it was switched on! <bang> ever since then Ive checked every Power supply Ive ever handled for a switch like that before switching it on

 

[AngeloR]

first that corsair one is too expensive, so that is all auto thats good i had one with the orange switch and was looking online for any one of then with the switch because i thought that was the only ones that work 110-240 lol but now i know thanks for helping

 

[bobwya]

first that corsair one is too expensive

Uhhm you do get a 20.00 USD rebate on the Corsair PSU in the US and Canada if you order before Dec 15th....
The Corsair has a 5 year warranty vs. the 3 year warranty of the Zalman. Also the Zalman has the main ON/OFF switch inside (???) the PSU... But you're probably right to pocket the 20.00 USD bucks difference what do I know...

Bob