Do USA plugs work with japanese appliances?

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:50 pm

In a bit of a rush

Right you need a stepdown adaptor to convert 240~110v but what is the wattage/ amps?

is 39 or 45 or 50?

Need to know about to nab one.

Thanks in advance for any help!

If any uk owners are reading please look at yours and post the details if you can.

regards

Diabollokus

AntiPasta · Post by **AntiPasta** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:40 pm

the Saturn consumes like 20W so a cheap as chips one should suffice

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:13 pm

Yeah just realised wattage dosen't actually matter but one more question.

I'm going to buy an american adaptor which is 2 flat pins for the equipment and the wall plug end is 3 flat for UK as you'd expect.

BUT

Are japanese and american power points both 2 flat pins?

gundamalpha · Post by **gundamalpha** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:39 am

Diabollokus wrote: Are japanese and american power points both 2 flat pins?

yes, both use 2 flat pins

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:31 pm

Thanks guys.

Yeah Just noticed on ebay the pins on the adaptors, well fingers crossed my white saturn should be in UK soon!

paid $70 for ems insured postage! Dam more expensive than the console. still worked out cheaper than a UK seller.

Apologies for stupid questions, just desperate to play silvergun again.

NoMaD · Post by **NoMaD** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:29 am

Although I'm living in Australia, I'm using this one for my Japanese saturn.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-5-7 ... 0-14l.html

Works fine and is cheap.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:08 am

Japanese use 2 flat rectangular pins, American has one fatter than the other.

Stepdowns cater for both. But usually they do not ground.

Best just to get a big one from maplins because the newer consoles require up to 100 watts and if you import those you will require a bigger one anyway. Might as well be future proof.

Maplins sell them as does www.keene.co.uk

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:23 am

Well I've bought the console.

heres the adaptor I bought

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 54586&rd=1

its a USA~UK 45 watt 2 pin one, Please tell me it will fit the japanese plug or else I've just wasted money.

I'm worried now the japan plug won't fit properly if one of the american pins is fatter.

Pretty sure thats the same adaptor people are selling bundled with their japan saturns in UK though.