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220v Xbox 360 power supply

 
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ThinWhiteDuke



Joined: 27 Jan 2010
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:52 am    Post subject: 220v Xbox 360 power supply Reply with quote
So I bought a down converter that ended up being junk. Killed my 110v power supply. Next logical option is to just find a 220v power supply, but I have no idea if there is anywhere here that I can buy just that. Anyone know of an electronic supply store that might have it?
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KimchiExplosion



Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Nowhere near Seoul
PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I got mine off eBay. I'd imagine Play-Asia would also be worth checking out.
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scrappin.irish81



Joined: 08 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:34 pm    Post subject: Travel Converter ?? Reply with quote
Hey there,

I have a similar question. I checked play asia and didn't find a converter. Im moving from Canada to Korea. I read their voltage is 220, While Canada is 110. I have a netbook and camera the input for both of these are 110-220, so do they have built in converters?? Or would you recommend that I get one just in case?

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egrog1717



Joined: 12 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Travel Converter ?? Reply with quote
scrappin.irish81 wrote:
Hey there,

I have a similar question. I checked play asia and didn't find a converter. Im moving from Canada to Korea. I read their voltage is 220, While Canada is 110. I have a netbook and camera the input for both of these are 110-220, so do they have built in converters?? Or would you recommend that I get one just in case?

Hugs Smile


If the rating on the item says "110-220" all you will need is a plug converter (so you can plug your Canadian stuff into the Korean sockets)
If the rating on the item says anything else, you will need a voltage downstepper for it...
When buying an adapter, make sure you get one properly rated for the device you're using... By way of an example, I had a "friend" use a 15A downstepper on a 1500w toaster oven... Let's just say that said "friend" still has carbon scoring on the socket, and learned his lesson by going to Yongsan and buying a proper 2000w transformer, lol...
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pandemic902



Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Location: Dorim-dong, Seoul
PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
you can get power supplies at the game area in yongsan... 25k for a wii one (that's what it was a year ago)
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Destroyer



Joined: 11 Dec 2005
PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ThinWhiteDuke:

refer to this post a while ago:

denverdeath:
Hey, buddy!

Okay, maybe this explanation will clear up some confusion...maybe?

This is more to do with XBox360's than Wii's, so apologies to the op.

On this website....

http://roksojourn.blogspot.com/2009/08/american-xbox-360-in-south-korea.html

...the guy has either a Falcon motherboard or something older. On the back of his power brick, it says 16.5A and 203W. As Blackjack said, the output is what's important. It's what's being output from the brick into your console.

So, as my current power brick for my KOREAN XBox360 says 16.5A and 203W, it should, in theory, work fine with that guy's American 360. Success has been reported by others in Korea doing the same. I'm not testing the theory for him though - you do it Destroyer(why didn't you do it with your Wii?)! Wink However, the input for the brick itself is a problem and it would pop 'n smoke to save the console.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/denverdeath/KoreanPowerBrick.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/denverdeath/KoreanConsole.jpg

However, we will have some nasty fryage going on if I tried to swap the bricks with my newer AMERICAN Jasper motherboard XBox360 as it's showing 12.1A and 150W.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/denverdeath/AmericanPowerBrick.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/denverdeath/AmericanConsole.jpg


Don't forget...

power in watts = voltage in volts x current in amps

...or something like that.
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