On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 11:14:16PM +1100, Ken Yap ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >Does anybody know exactly what happens if you plug a computer with a power
> >supply set to 115 V into an Australian power outlet? I ask because a
>
> You blow the fuse or worse.
I'd say worse. There are a number of different sized capacitors in
the power supply to get rid of some of the frequencies (the caps are
filter based). You literaturly blow the top of those caps, as they
get a load they are not made for.
Fuses react to current, not voltage. So changing the setting to 115V
will certainly kill a few things in the power supply before the fuse
can "kick in".
>
> >get it going. This looks to me like the power supply in the original
> >machine has been fried. Anybody have any thoughts on what's happened
>
Jobst
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