Plugged my power cable to a 110v and another for 220v, it runned but when i open a 4k wallpaper started to turning off then avr it smoked

[Lein]

I smelled my cpu , nothing smells burnt wire or plastic only the avr.. what should i do next .  new pc user here i know its my fault ..

 

[jj9987]

What? What is "another"? What is "avr"?

[Rauten]

Uuhh what exactly did you do with the power cables?
If you did something wrong with the power and your PSU is decent enough, it should've taken the worst of it.

 

But yeah, uh, you're gonna need to describe in detail what you did to connect 110v and 220v at the same time? Because I'm hurting just thinking about it 

[Lein]

4 minutes ago, Rauten said:

Uuhh what exactly did you do with the power cables?
If you did something wrong with the power and your PSU is decent enough, it should've taken the worst of it.

 

But yeah, uh, you're gonna need to describe in detail what you did to connect 110v and 220v at the same time? Because I'm hurting just thinking about it 

The power cables that goes in the avr.. i put one of them in 110v socket in the avr not on both 220v  in the avr.. im freakin out also here just bought and build this unit

[Kilrah]

-> Moved to Troubleshooting

 

Please be clear, what is your AVR (link?), what did you plug into what and what exactly smoked?

[Rauten]

Ok, what is an avr?

[Arika]

1 minute ago, Lein said:

The power cables that goes in the avr.. i put one of them in 110v socket in the avr not on both 220v  in the avr.. im freakin out also here just bought and build this unit

what are you talking about when you say "avr"? what is this acronym?

 

Do you mean your power supply?

[Lein]

8 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

What? What is "another"? What is "avr"?

 

9 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

What? What is "another"? What is "avr"?

Automatic volt regulator, i put one of the power cable in 110v rather than both 220v, im freakin out rn. Dont know what to do

[Rauten]

Ok, so I take it you have a regulator with 110 and 220 outputs?

Still, how did you manage to connect to -both- at the same time? PSUs should only have the 1 cable going out.

[Lein]

8 minutes ago, Arika S said:

what are you talking about when you say "avr"? what is this acronym?

 

Do you mean your power supply?

No.. psu is differnt on avr maam/sir Automatic voltage regulator, ..

[Lein]

13 minutes ago, Rauten said:

Ok, what is an avr?

Automatic voltage regulator

[mariushm]

The computer's power supply is probably designed to accept a wide input voltage, something like 90v ... 250v AC. So it would not care if it receives 110v AC or 230v AC, it will take in anything and produce the right voltages for the components. 

 

BUT, check the labels of your power supply and see if it's wide input voltage. It's written on the power supply label.  If it's 230v only (or 220v+), then your power supply should have shut down with just 110v. 

 

 

The AVR is an auto voltage regulator ... my guess is that regulator has a simple transformer with multiple secondary taps and it just switches between taps to keep the output voltage within some range. 

 

If the AVR uses a transformer and that transformer was made for 220..250v but you powered it with 110v, the that transformer probably got overheated and probably got damaged.  If you got smoke, I would not use that AVR anymore, because probably the insulation on wires inside that regulator is burned so it no longer safe to use. 

 

 

[Lein]

7 minutes ago, Rauten said:

Ok, so I take it you have a regulator with 110 and 220 outputs?

Still, how did you manage to connect to -both- at the same time? PSUs should only have the 1 cable going out.

One is power cable is for the monitor another is for the cpu unit.. didnt know that theres a 110v socket on avrs ..  thats why i unwittingly put it on 110v one of the two power cable .. i know i under supplied something because i supposed to do is put them both on 220v .. i just dont know what to do next after ..

[Lein]

7 minutes ago, mariushm said:

The computer's power supply is probably designed to accept a wide input voltage, something like 90v ... 250v AC. So it would not care if it receives 110v AC or 230v AC, it will take in anything and produce the right voltages for the components. 

 

BUT, check the labels of your power supply and see if it's wide input voltage. It's written on the power supply label.  If it's 230v only (or 220v+), then your power supply should have shut down with just 110v. 

 

 

The AVR is an auto voltage regulator ... my guess is that regulator has a simple transformer with multiple secondary taps and it just switches between taps to keep the output voltage within some range. 

 

If the AVR uses a transformer and that transformer was made for 220..250v but you powered it with 110v, the that transformer probably got overheated and probably got damaged.  If you got smoke, I would not use that AVR anymore, because probably the insulation on wires inside that regulator is burned so it no longer safe 

So my cpu unit is still okay?? Since i dont smell something burnt on it .. just the avr ..So ill just replace my avr .. would buy later for a better new one,.. i bought thr whole unit as packaged .. didnt bother to check the quality of the packged avr ..thanks thanks .. 

[mariushm]

24 minutes ago, Lein said:

One is power cable is for the monitor another is for the cpu unit.. didnt know that theres a 110v socket on avrs ..  thats why i unwittingly put it on 110v one of the two power cable .. i know i under supplied something because i supposed to do is put them both on 220v .. i just dont know what to do next after ..

Get an extension cord/power strip (with 3-5 sockets), and connect that extension cord into your AVR in the 230v socket.  Now you can plug all your 230v equipment in the extension cord/power strip.

 

Do you actually need an AVR?  You would only need one if your mains voltage is really unstable. Are the lights in your house flickering, do they lower in brightness for seconds at a time and then go back? 

 

Like I said, power supplies in computers and monitors are typically wide input voltage, they're designed to handle some amount of voltage fluctuating a bit... so you may not even need an AVR with your computer. 

 

 

[Lein]

4 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Get an extension cord/power strip (with 3-5 sockets), and connect that extension cord into your AVR in the 230v socket.  Now you can plug all your 230v equipment in the extension cord/power strip.

 

Do you actually need an AVR?  You would only need one if your mains voltage is really unstable. Are the lights in your house flickering, do they lower in brightness for seconds at a time and then go back? 

 

Like I said, power supplies in computers and monitors are typically wide input voltage, they're designed to handle some amount of voltage fluctuating a bit... so you may not even need an AVR with your computer. 

 

 

Our power is stable .. the fluctuation only happend when i put the cable on the 110v socket in the avr .then the flickering of cpu after that the avr suddenly emits the smoke and the whole unit shuts down.. our power sockets here are jus like this [ |    | ] 

No additional circular pointed tip in the middle