My customers bring lots of computer equipment from the USA.  Here in Brazil,
we have 110 volts in the south and 220 in the north.  The hardware vendors
are making a killing selling converters!  (they still sell thousands of
these glass monitor display covers to "protect your eyes from radiation"
too) It always amazes my clients when I show them the little switch on the
back of the computer power supply.  It also is nice to look at the backs of
computer monitors..  they all seem to convert voltage automatically 110-220.
To be safe, always check the printers and other hardware like USB power
blocks for compatability.  Other than the way the device plugs in the wall,
I think you will have no problems running USA bought parts in England.
Howard Rubin in Fortaleza, Brazil

Original post:
Date:    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:44:47 -0500
From:    Derek McBride <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Component aquisition in US

I live in the UK and am amazed at the lower prices available in the US for
Computer hardware.
I am about to build myself another computer and need to ask a stupid
question.
Just what components could I purchase via the 'net in the US and which ones
would be incompatable with the UK electrical supply system.  I can assume
that anything with a motor would be out of the question (Drives fans etc) as
well as the power supply module.  I presume that a case is just a case is
just a case, but what about the motherboard, memory, chipset, graphic and
sound cards and all the other peripherals including modems, keyboards and
mice/graphic tablets?
Regards
Derek McBride

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