[Gumstix-users] Overo Power Supply *ONLY* works at 120 volts

[Dennis B. <de...@db...>]

Gumstix doesn't seem to have any other customer feedback mechanism, so
I guess I'll just post this here.

Gumstix needs to be a little more explicit in the fact their North
American switching power supply only works at 120 volts.  If you plug
it into a 240 volt outlet with an adapter, it will blow up.

Imagine the not-so-hypothetical case where your team in North America
spents months preparing a demo for a customer in Europe, just to have
the board blow up in front of the customer.  All this because a
wide-ranging version of the power supply costs a dollar more?

I bought a electric toothbrush for $39 and it has a wide-ranging
(100-240 volt) power supply.  All other portable electronics have it.
Why should I have to carry around a seperate power supply for Gumstix?

Dennis