Does Power Supply support 110 and 220V?

[SebDD]

Hello,

I've acquired this Pavilion 500-215ef Desktop in Europe; it's fed by a 220V Power Supply (Max Power is 300W).

I've just relocated to Japan, where the grid delivers 110V.

Where can I find a replacement Power Supply unit that will work here?

Thanks!

[banhien]

@SebDD

I don't know your HP 500 (must be HP 500-something ) therefore I can't say anything. Please look at the back of your computer, next to power plug to see, a switch may be there.

Anyway, worse case you can buy a transformer (external) for your computer. You can find thousands of neat transformers in Japan, just ask any electrical store, few of them

    https://wow-j.com/en/Allguides/other/shopping/00046_en/

(I acutally bought a 230/240V to 110V last month @ BIC Camera because my wife bought a tiny rice cooker just for both of us. We bought a 5-cup rice cooker for international voltage in Akihabara during our 2016 trip, but too big for us).

Regards.

[SebDD]

Thanks for your reply @banhien

The troubling part is, the product specs sheet states that the Power Supply accepts input in the range of 100-240V, however, the label pasted on the Power Supply unit mentions only 200-240V (keep in mind that this PC was purchased in Europe, in 220V environment).

I did consider the external transformer option, indeed, but I'm thinking replacing the Power Supply unit might be a cheaper approach (thus I could also upgrade the unit, in terms of power output, so as to install a better Graphics Card).

External step-up-transformers are priced around JPY 10,000 (US$90) for that kind of power. I would have thought an internal power supply might come in cheaper.

I'll look into it anyway, as I do have to get a couple of external transformers for my Espresso machine and a few other appliances...!