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The  W252C has a voltage of 120 volts.<\/p>\n\n<p>While easy to take apart, finding parts to repair the W252C is hard due to the age of the device. Since the W252C is so old,  there are little to no replacement parts online unless you buy a whole other W252C and take it apart.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div><div class=\"headerContainer\"><a class=\"selfLink\" href=\"#Section_Identification\" title=\"Link to this section\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span    class=\"fa-svg-icon\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" overflow=\"visible\"><!--! 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