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Posted February 22, 2013 at 2:08PM
Hi I am new on this forum. I serched in the forum but i didn t find the answer to my question: I am moving from USA to UK and I have a PC with a 110 volts power supply. Will it be enough to replace it with a 220 volts one or this is a bad idea? what do you suggest?
thank you Giorgio
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 2:20PM
Most Power Supplies are Dual Voltage simply requiring a flat-headed screwdriver to adjust the Voltage.
In addition of course a three-pin plug would need to be fitted to cable in place of the US plug.
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 2:28PM
thank you for your reply but mine is not dual voltage, it's only 110v
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 2:40PM
Just buy a 220v one when you get over here. I presume it is an ATX case?
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 2:50PM
it's a desktop CyberpowerPC X126 intel i7 the case is a Thermaltake
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 3:04PM
As Taff says above, a UK PSU should do the job, though I would opt for at least a 400W PSU.
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 3:24PM
thank you to all for your kind replies, I will replace PSU once in uk
bye
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 3:39PM
While it should be an easy psu conversion, I would perhaps suggest seeking information about 'exporting and importing' the computer, because depending on the way you do this, it might attract duty/tax fees or charges?.
It might be a cost saving exercise of selling your computer, then making a new purchase here in the UK?.
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Posted February 22, 2013 at 3:53PM
Check output volts on pins, that they are the same or it may blow the PC. You can change Input but output volts must be the same on both. We are not talking hear about Watts
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