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Right now this is kind of pc/ household but anyone who knows about electrics should be able to answer............
Ive just got a new power supply unit for my pc(520watt) this for some reason came with a 2pin plug even though it was ordered from ebuyer and shipped from a factory near sheffield
Anyway what i did was is used my old power lead, the only difference i can see between mine and the lead that came with my power supply unit is that the 2pin plug says 16A 250V, and on my 3pin plug lead it says 13A 250V.
Now it seems to working fine but is what ive done wrong or should it be ok? god knows why i got a 2pin plug, what use is that to anyone in the uk
Ive just got a new power supply unit for my pc(520watt) this for some reason came with a 2pin plug even though it was ordered from ebuyer and shipped from a factory near sheffield
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Anyway what i did was is used my old power lead, the only difference i can see between mine and the lead that came with my power supply unit is that the 2pin plug says 16A 250V, and on my 3pin plug lead it says 13A 250V.
Now it seems to working fine but is what ive done wrong or should it be ok? god knows why i got a 2pin plug, what use is that to anyone in the uk
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all you need to know is power = voltage * current
domestic uk voltage is around 240v, so your 520 watt power supply only needs 520/240 = 2.17 A
i would use a 3A fuse instead of a 13A one, but no big deal. your 3 pin cable can certainly handle the current
domestic uk voltage is around 240v, so your 520 watt power supply only needs 520/240 = 2.17 A
i would use a 3A fuse instead of a 13A one, but no big deal. your 3 pin cable can certainly handle the current
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This chap on another forum just said i could get a 2pin to 3pin converter? i never thought of that, just that the power lead i got with this device is of higher quality than my old one so if i could use the new one some how then id like to
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This chap on another forum just said i could get a 2pin to 3pin converter? i never thought of that, just that the power lead i got with this device is of higher quality than my old one so if i could use the new one some how then id like to
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what do you mean, better quality? will it supply the power or won't it? that's all there is to it.
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
what do you mean, better quality? will it supply the power or won't it? that's all there is to it.
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
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Originally Posted by St3V3_C
Originally Posted by foreigneRS
what do you mean, better quality? will it supply the power or won't it? that's all there is to it.
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
better looking maybe. but not after you've bodged on a converter (that aren't cheap for one that isn't a low current shaving one).
forget it, sling it away and use the old one
Would it still be a case of snipping the end off do you think?
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just get a nrmal 3pin power cable, theyre all the same on the other end.
you're ok as long as it's not a US power supply, as the switch on the back will be set to low voltage and you'll blow it up... lol
we often get PC suff turn up ith the wrong plugs on, they just go in the bin and are replaced with normal leads
you're ok as long as it's not a US power supply, as the switch on the back will be set to low voltage and you'll blow it up... lol
we often get PC suff turn up ith the wrong plugs on, they just go in the bin and are replaced with normal leads
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
we often get PC suff turn up ith the wrong plugs on, they just go in the bin and are replaced with normal leads
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
just get a nrmal 3pin power cable, theyre all the same on the other end.
you're ok as long as it's not a US power supply, as the switch on the back will be set to low voltage and you'll blow it up... lol
we often get PC suff turn up ith the wrong plugs on, they just go in the bin and are replaced with normal leads
you're ok as long as it's not a US power supply, as the switch on the back will be set to low voltage and you'll blow it up... lol
we often get PC suff turn up ith the wrong plugs on, they just go in the bin and are replaced with normal leads
If i can just wire on a 3pin plug onto that lead in the above picture then thats what ill do because as i said its a better quality cable
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yeah iam using the old power cable now but on the box of the new psu its banging on about how much better all the cables are, yet im using a shitty old bog standard one, its abit like buying a ferarri that needs new tyres and putting remoulds on it
Tony k its this one http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102953
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Tony k its this one http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/102953
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