PSU 230V in Canada.

[eraserface]

Hi. I am in Canada. I think my PSU is set to 230, and I believe in NA it is supposed to be at 115. I am not sure if this is so though, because it would seem that my computer shouldnt be running at all, and also I am not even sure if it is set to 230. On the back, the red switch says '230', and I am not sure if that means it is set to 230 already, or that if i switch it it will then be at 230. I believe it means it is set to 230, but then that means it shouldnt work.

BUT my computer has been restarting recently when I have been playing games or watching films for a while, so I believe that may be the cause of it. But I am not sure.

Anyone know anything?

 

[nukemaster]

If you have the older power supply with a 115/230 switch, it should be set to 115. Close enough to the 120 you are getting.

I have doubts that the system would even boot with switch in the wrong place, but on any of those older power supplies I have, the 115 is what shows.

 

[ko888]

It should be showing something like the following:

 

[eraserface]

Yep, mine looks like that except it says '230'. which means what i thought- that it is on 230 instead of 115.

I am afraid to switch it to 115 and have my PSU screw up completely, because right now as it is it is working.
But I also think that the crashes I have been experiencing recently are caused because it isn't on the right voltage... but then from what I am reading, if I am on the wrong one my PSU shouldnt be working at all.


Is there any way that 230 is somehow normal where I am (Ontario, Canada), or is it more likely that it is working still on the wrong setting, just causing these crashes? As i said, i want to try to switch it and see how it goes, but I am afraid it will fry something if i do.

 

[ko888]

Yep, mine looks like that except it says '230'. which means what i thought- that it is on 230 instead of 115.

I am afraid to switch it to 115 and have my PSU screw up completely, because right now as it is it is working.
But I also think that the crashes I have been experiencing recently are caused because it isn't on the right voltage... but then from what I am reading, if I am on the wrong one my PSU shouldnt be working at all.


Is there any way that 230 is somehow normal where I am (Ontario, Canada), or is it more likely that it is working still on the wrong setting, just causing these crashes? As i said, i want to try to switch it and see how it goes, but I am afraid it will fry something if i do.

No.

You can always replace the power supply with a modern unit that doesn't have that switch.

 

[eraserface]

Ok. Soo... I switched it now so that it is at 115V and good news is that it didnt fry anything, and my computer still worked when I started it up, so nothing seems screwed up...

but now I am wondering if it is bad that it had been set on 230 for that long and nothing went? am i just lucky then? because from what I have been reading people said that it either shouldnt work at all or else it will break or break something else.

hopefully this will stop my computer from randomly crashing.

 

[nukemaster]

I am honestly surprised it worked at all. It is much less of an issue then setting it to 115 and feeding it 230 That would damage something for sure

Guess all you can do is test it.

Also, if you shop online. NCIX.com is a good place to look, they have a warehouse in Toronto(used to be only BC) so shipping is fast on most items.