US TV back to Ireland

jamieh

I relocated to the US a year ago and bought a Samsung UN65KS9000 for a good price. I’m relocating back to Ireland in a few weeks and just realized that the TV won’t work in Ireland without a transformer.

The label on the back of the TV states 110-120v, 50/60Hz, 220W - typical power 70 watt.

Does anyone have any experience with bring a TV from the US? Any recommendation as to which transformer to go for, any good brands etc? Would a 300W transformer be sufficient or should I go for a 500W? Are there any issues with running a transformer continuously? Are transformers typically quite expensive to run?

Any advice greatly appreciated - thanks!

ZENER

You might not need anything !!

Have a read of this - https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/samsung-power-supply-are-dual-voltage-627995/

Ken

jamieh

Interesting - thanks Ken! The sticker on the back of the TV states 110-120v so I'm a bit wary. Is the only way to confirm if it's actually 110-240v to open the TV from the back and check the power board (which I have absolutely no clue how to do!).

I really don't want to plug it into 220v in Ireland and hear a loud bang :(

Edit: After some research, it looks like the board in my TV is p/n BN44-00880A - but I've no idea how to determine if it's dual voltage.

ZENER

According to this site - https://tvrepaircomponents.com/view/332178186817/samsung-bn44-00880a-power-supply-board-for-un65ks9000-and-other-models__part_board-main.html

The PSU for your set is a bn44-00880a.

According to EBay photos of this board is capable of 110 - 240 VAC.

https://www.ebay.com/p/Samsung-Un65ks8500-Power-Supply-Bn44-00880a/2194880608

Ken

jamieh

That certainly looks promising. Weird that they don't just say 110-240v on the label of the TV. I'll call Samsung and ask them to confirm.
Worst case scenario - I plug in the TV in Ireland and it turns out the PSU isn't dual voltage. Would the TV likely be totally useless after being plugged in or it may just require a new PSU?

dclifford

When I brought my sony back a few years ago it was dual voltage. I bought it with the expectation of bringing it home.
But I then had to buy a hdmi convertor when i got it back. it is used to convert 50hz hdmi to 60hz.

mossym

dclifford wrote: »

When I brought my sony back a few years ago it was dual voltage. I bought it with the expectation of bringing it home.
But I then had to buy a hdmi convertor when i got it back. it is used to convert 50hz hdmi to 60hz.

did you try it without it first? the 50 to 60 hz is a non issue, most every tv on the market will accept both happily

dclifford

mossym wrote: »

did you try it without it first? the 50 to 60 hz is a non issue, most every tv on the market will accept both happily

Yes I had tried it on several items. The only thing that worked was the PS4. I needed it for the 2 tv boxes I had.