Voltage switch on back of PSU? 115V/230V?

[unknown9]

There's a red voltage switch on the back of my new psu (as well as every other PSU i think.....), and im not sure which to set it too, 115V or 230V?

[cstierhoff]

That represents the input voltage from your electric service provider. In the US it should be set to 115. I don't know what it is in Canada.

Good Luck,

cstierhoff
Edit - Come to think of the Blackout that occured in the Northeast last month. Parts of Canada were affected by the US powergrid going down so I suspect that Canada is also 115 volts.

[unknown9]

im in US ill leave it at 115 then

[jmichna]

Originally posted by unknown9
There's a red voltage switch on the back of my new psu (as well as every other PSU i think.....), and im not sure which to set it too, 115V or 230V?

North America (115v) vs much (if not all) of Europe (230v)... not sure about other regions.

[SeanC]

Originally posted by cstierhoff
In the US it should be set to 115. I don't know what it is in Canada.

Canada is 115. So is Mexico as well I believe. It must be difficult to use power bars in Europe with huge 230 plugs for everything.

Sean

[jmichna]

Originally posted by SeanC


Canada is 115. So is Mexico as well I believe. It must be difficult to use power bars in Europe with huge 230 plugs for everything.

Sean

I've done a bit of travel in the UK and Europe... my power conversion kit had at least four different sets of plug configurations. My recollection is the UK, Germany, Italy and -- I think -- France all had different prong configrations.

[SeanC]

Ohh... Headache city. Do I have the right converter??

I'm glad I don't travel very much.

Sean

[Telexen]

well there's only one converter with prongs that fit in the holes