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Adl9128
Aspirant
Oct 02, 2019

RBK20W Power Supply - Moving US to Europe

Hi, I have seen other posts asking if the Orbi is compatible in Europe and the general answer has been that the power supply is 100-240V and would be fine. My issue is that the label on my Orbi pow...
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Adl9128
Aspirant
Oct 03, 2019
Good to hear. I was hoping it was a mislabel on the power supply as an earlier response implied. I’ll give it a shot once we get there...just didn’t want to fry anything by accident without asking first.
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 03, 2019
Adl9128 wrote:
Good to hear. I was hoping it was a mislabel on the power supply as an earlier response implied.

Probably more a case of covering its derriere for legal reasons. It is easier to slap a 100-120V label on these things than to put them through the testing needed to get approval for a 100-240V label.

 

I even have a heavy duty adapter for an Orbi outdoor satellite that says 100-120V but has worked for months at 240V. It is just a pity that the bits of bent tinfoil that pass for conductors on US plugs mean that it is a bit wobbly on the mains socket.