Roku 2 voltage question

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Antiloop

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Hi sorry if this has been asked before.

I have a Roku2 and on the AC Adapter it reads "input 120V -60Hz 0.5A".
My question is can I plug this directly into the plug or do I need to step the voltage down?

I have read on forums that the AC adapter can handle a higher voltage but rather get a first hand answer from somone who has a Roku in SA.

Thanks
 
Personally I would look for a cheap replacement. If the adapter overheats and malfunctions you may need to replace the Roku. Here are some 12V adapters that might be suitable. Make sure that you replace it with a switching type rather than a transformer and get a suitable barrel connector and connect it with the correct polarity.
http://www.mantech.co.za/Stock.aspx?Query=12V+1A+powerand
http://www.mantech.co.za/Stock.aspx?Query=DC+plugand
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/120400444/iVaco_CCTV_Camera_Power_Supply_12V_1A.html
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/97794409/12V_SLX_External_Power_supply.html
 
240V isn't just a "higher" voltage it's more than double.

If it doesn't say 110 - 240 then it needs to be stepped down.
 
I have a Roku 3 which also reads 110 and I have been using the normal SA 240V. It is rated for both just like many gadgets these days. BTW, if you want to be picky, where are you going to get a 60 Hz source in SA?
 
This come up quite a few times.

2 x Roku 2 XS and 2 x Roku 3. All plugged directly into 240v for over a year now (for the 2's). No problems.
 
The Roku 2 XS's should have 100~240V power supplies though. I think that it is only the new 12V models that come with 110V adapters.
 
If it isn't rated 240V then possibly the voltage reaching the regulator is 24V+ so it could generate a lot more heat and use twice the power. I'd go with what Yotch said and rather get another adapter.
 
Swa said:
If it isn't rated 240V then possibly the voltage reaching the regulator is 24V+ so it could generate a lot more heat and use twice the power. I'd go with what Yotch said and rather get another adapter.
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I felt mine. All of them running cool.
 
Jola said:
I checked the output voltage of the Roku 3 adapter, it was 13.6 volts with no load.

I can definitely handle 220 volts, even though it only mentions 110 volts.
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And there we have it.
Thanks for that dude. Puts the argument to rest.

Just plug the freaking thing and get streaming already.
 
All switched mode power supplies can manage an input voltage ranging from 90V to 240V, so no harm will come to it or your device by plugging into the mains in SA
 
chrisc4290 said:
All switched mode power supplies can manage an input voltage ranging from 90V to 240V, so no harm will come to it or your device by plugging into the mains in SA
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Not true. Don't write such things in public.
 
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