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Dual Voltage?
I'm from the US, and living in the UK. I just bought a Studio XPS 7100, and it came in the mail yesterday. Today, I'm afraid to plug it into the wall. I opened to the general power safety section of the manual. It says "For internal power sources, your device is equipped with one of the following: An auto-sensing voltage circuit or A manual voltage selection switch." I don't have a switch on the back so I figured it must be auto-sensing. I opened the case and the psu is acbel pc9004, and it says 100-240. I'm assuming that means it's rated for the US or UK electrical supply. I called tech support (and chatted online) just to get a warm fuzzy, on the off chance I'm interpreting things incorrectly. Both answers I received were that I need a voltage regulator. I was also told to take my still in the box computer to a repair service. I'm not sure which information I'm getting is accurate, considering it's all conflicting. I googled voltage regulator, and everything online says that I should not use a voltage regulator, but may need a voltage transformer. I suppose I have two questions.
Can I plug my desktop into the wall or do I need to plug it into the transformer?
If it isn't auto sensing, what will happen if I plug it into the wall?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any help.
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May 12th, 2011 05:00
From the pictures I see in the setup guide and service manual there doesn't appear to be a voltage select switch. The voltage select switch is on the back where the plug goes in IF its there at all. Manual selection power supplies say—90 to 135 V at 60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50 Hz. If its set wrong it will immediately blow a fuse inside the power supply. Input Voltage: AC 100-240 V is what the Auto sense power supplies say.
United Kingdom 230 V* 50 Hz
*Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch.
Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230 V,
240 V is within tolerances and commonly found.
Austrailia Goes as high as 250v and a bit higher.
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