Hi Phillbert. Welcome to Beoworld.
I'n no techy but the UK voltage is 220~240v and in Canada it is 110v. If your Ouverture is a standard UK model then it won't work. It would need some sort of transformer to work.
I don't know if putting 240v through a 110v power supply would cause any damage. At the very least I would have thought it could have blown an anti surge fuse on the power supply.
Steve
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