How to tell if a Sony device is dual voltage?
I have a Sony HT-NT5 soundbar and subwoofer, bought in the USA. However, I am now in a country with 220 voltage and I’m trying to find out if the bar and sub are dual voltage.
The stickers on the back say 120v and no voltage range is show, but given that other sony products (Bravia, PS3/4 etc) are in fact dual voltage while only stating single voltage in the US, I’d like to find out about this device for sure, without blowing it up.
If no-one knows for sure, is there a way to find out by looking at the power mount inside?
Thanks for any help!
Update (11/15/2019)
Posting an image of the subwoofer powermount, if it helps. I might post the bar power mount as well a bit later, but I can’t get the cabinet apart easily…
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@oldturkey03 Thanks for your quick reply! I've done some more research and found the same as you did - the power supply is indeed A-2086-404-A for the bar (as you mentioned), and A-2086-688-A for the subwoofer.
Do you know anything about that subwoofer power? I updated my question with pictures from that one (A-2086-688-A) because it's easy to reach.
The bar psu is harder to see - I'm afraid of breaking the unit in teardown. I removed all the screws and can lever up the cabinet and shine a torch in just enough to confirm that it is the A-2086-404-A board.
The trouble with both of these power boards is that - as far as my untrained eyes can see - they don't list clearly what the voltage is on the board. I see in the corner of the bar psu: 'T5AH 250V' - is that the voltage rating?
Is the only way to know for sure to plug it in to a 220v outlet...?
Thanks again for all your help!
von lukestu
@lukestu the only way to find out for sure is by looking at the power board. The label will always list the voltage of the country from where it was purchased from. The information that I have is that the HT-NT5 uses a Sony A-2086-404-A power supply. That particular power supply is dual voltage. Again, verify this by looking at your power board…..
=== Update (11/15/2019) ===
T5AH 250V is the fuse rating. The subwoofer power panel gets its power from the power board, so you'll be okay with that. Further in the back is another fuse rated at 250V as well. Yes, the only way is to try but I am confident that it is a dual voltage board.
von oldturkey03