110-220?

ok calculator · Post by **ok calculator** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:31 pm

This question will be maybe really noobish but...

I spent alot of money so this is the reason im beeing paranoid:)

I finally got my Oddy MK III back from service and it works just fine!:)
But somehow i realized that on the patch where the model nr and the
serial nr is: it says 110-130 v.

Im using it on 240 v since more than 1 week (all together) now and also the people at the shop where i bought it used it on 240....

So.. if it was 110v it would have been already dead, right?
Or is there a chance i might still burn it?

The odyssey reacts normal, everything works,
not nosy at all..

Thanks,

Post by **nathanscribe** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:36 pm

If I were you I would stop using it instantly and have a look inside. Check the transformer. The service manual shows the configurations for 120/240. It could be that a previous owner has bought it set for 120 and changed it to run on 240, and left the original label on. If you don't know how to do the checks yourself, pay someone to. Running a 120V unit on 240V will cause damage, somewhere between busting the supply and frying the whole thing. Either way, be safe.

hageir · Post by **hageir** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:30 pm

also, you might want to cover yourself with syrup before you do it, it grounds you and keeps the electricity away (because it might be charged)

+standing in a bucket of water also helps, but only when it's connected

*THAT WAS A "JOKE"*

anyways, pretty weird, because it should've blown up

ok calculator · Post by **ok calculator** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:44 pm

yeah, i think the PS has been changed by previous owner.
Also the shop where i bought it serviced it and refurbish it, and when i was there to pick it up they also used it on 240v.

So i think the patch is just old, and the PS was changed..
Ive used it more that 15hours all together, so..
Im almost sure its 240 and not 110..

if it was 110 it would have been fried for sure.

ok calculator · Post by **ok calculator** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:44 am

I opened it up yesterday but the PS says nothing,
just some kind of serail nr. is written on the body of the PS.

Does the original ARP PS have any ARP logo on it or something?

Bitexion · Post by **Bitexion** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:28 pm

The answer is easy. If there was a 110V psu in there still, the fuses would have blown up the moment you turned it on (as my SQ80 did).
Since it works, there is a different PSU inside that runs on 240V.
It wouldn't have worked for a week and THEN died. Or maybe it is the original supply, but it can switch automatically between 110/240V.