Japanese PS2 with America power supply

[eug900]

I live in the US and i have a japanese ps2 that i need to test. I dont have the power adaptor for it so is it safe to switch the power supllies and will it work properly? Do the 2 motherboards opperate at the same voltage and amps?

[loy]

well if it's a jap then shoudl be ok. Umm pal is when u should start worring. but jap with american power supply is good

[eug900]

Ok. thank you very much. Just in case a jap counsle is the one that says NTSC|J on the back right?

[AutoMX]

yes.

jap power voltage is 110v and its 120v in US/C
240v in europe and southeast asia. technically you could run a european ps2 off your washer/dryer wall plug which is still at 240v

i have 2 jap ps2s, old ones at that, and no power trouble or anything else at all

[_zaphod_]

YOu are overvolting a jp2 slightly if you do not use a stepdown transformer. usually it works out okay, but some people think "better safe than sorry".

and if yo uhave a newfangled slimline Jps2, then i'd be SURE and get a stepdown transformer. They seem to have designed the thing to stress te tolerance of the tracking coils, and that's why so many fail after being chipped, because it reduces the authentication delay.

[bungiefan]

Ok. thank you very much. Just in case a jap counsle is the one that says NTSC|J on the back right?

NTSC J means it's an Asian or Japanese system. Asian systems use 220 volts. Japanese systems use 100. You need to actually read the sticker on the back that says how much power it needs, or look at the model number to make sure it ends in 0 to verify that it's a Japanese system, as you could have some real trouble trying to plug an Asian system into an American power system.

[gorim]

As others stated, but to be more clear....

Voltages in Japan range from 90-100V at 50hz. Most Japanese power supplies are rated for 100v/50hz and should be expected to cleanly work within a 10-15% tolerance.

Plugging a JPN console into a US power outlet directly will probably work. I used my JPN PS2 on standard US power for a few years, however, leaving it in standby mode tended to do something to it that required me to cycle the master power switch before it would turn back on. Basically, the red standby
led will go out and nothing short of cutting all power would make the unit become alive again. I never knew if it was just a bad power supply or if the US voltage was just too high. I never had problems while it was turned on, however.

On the other hand, my US PS2 never had problems being used in Japan on Japan voltages.

[messiahfan2003]

Well the GBA SP charger runs at 100v at 50/60 hz and we had no problems.

[alienvenom]

I'm not entirely sure where you all get your power standard information from, but depending on the location you are in Japan determines what standard it uses -- which is why most electronics there have tolerances.

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm says

Japan
Voltage: 100V
Frequency: 50/60 Hz*
Plug Type: A, B

*Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)

United States of America
Voltage: 120V
Frequency: 60 Hz
Plug Type: A & B

Depending on the hardware you may need a step-up or step-down converter to use it in either country.

For those who refer to power supplies as "PAL" or "NTSC", that is complete nonsense. NTSC/PAL describes a video standard.

For references, here is a list of countries that use the NTSC video standard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC#Co..._that_use_NTSC

And PAL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#Cou...G_or_PAL_D.2FK

Back to the question at hand: the motherboard internals (between JAP/USA PS2s) are more or less the same. I've used/seen both types of PS2s. The internals of European PS2s are quite different. (More capacitors/resistors where necessary.)

Lik Sang's PS2 "Repair" section sells power supplies for the PS2: http://www.lik-sang.com/list.php?nav...&category=132&