Leaving the Saturn plugged in

[fredthezombie]

whats the voltage in iceland?

I have a JP playstation and leaving it plugged in warms it up

US runs at 120v and the JP PS1 I think it's 100

Not that theres anything wrong with that. The PS still works. I play it for a few days and then unplug it and move on to the next console.

Maybe something similar happens for him where he lives?

theres nothing wrong with unplugging it. Its ok to turn it on once in a while too, to keep the battery fresh.

Well I am not actually from Iceland, I did that as it was a joke that I convinced others I was from there when I started my Myspace when I was like 15, and according to some site I linked to from google the voltage is 220-240, which is ridiculous in comparison to the states. You say you have a JP PS, did you have to get a different power cord (assuming you are in the states)? I want to get a Famicom but I don't want to spend a fortune on power hookups and rf units.

[fredthezombie]

When I first got my Saturn, I had been playing Corpse Killer a lot (don't ask me why I was playing that game, I haven't the slightest clue), and I got really far into the game but hadn't replaced my system's internal battery yet (so I couldn't save) but had to go out of town for a week. What did I do? I left the system on, paused, for an entire week straight. Not a single bad thing happened. Older consoles (at least from my experience) just don't use enough energy to reach the point of catastrophic nuclear meltdown for which the Xbox 360 is so infamous.

In short, I wouldn't worry about it.

My only experience with Corpse Killer was with the sega cd, and it was awful, but if that's what floats your boat cool (can you play that game with a light gun btw?) but I doubt I will leave my Saturn on that long but you must have set a record for leaving it on that long.

[flojocabron]

whats the voltage in iceland?

I have a JP playstation and leaving it plugged in warms it up

US runs at 120v and the JP PS1 I think it's 100

Not that theres anything wrong with that. The PS still works. I play it for a few days and then unplug it and move on to the next console.

Maybe something similar happens for him where he lives?

theres nothing wrong with unplugging it. Its ok to turn it on once in a while too, to keep the battery fresh.

Well I am not actually from Iceland, I did that as it was a joke that I convinced others I was from there when I started my Myspace when I was like 15, and according to some site I linked to from google the voltage is 220-240, which is ridiculous in comparison to the states. You say you have a JP PS, did you have to get a different power cord (assuming you are in the states)? I want to get a Famicom but I don't want to spend a fortune on power hookups and rf units.

I live in Mexico on the border with the US. I come back and forth.

Playstations and saturns whether JP or US use the normal two pronged plug.

But beware! NES and JP famicom plugs are totally different. You may damage your famicom if you put a nes plug in its place! Others here know more about that.

[harper]

So flojo is an alien. That explains a lot.

[flojocabron]

So flojo is an alien. That explains a lot.

I'm actually protected by MIB!

An agent will soon go by to visit you. you will not remember

I am a US citzen that chooses to live in mexico

Rent is much cheaper here and I cant afford to live on the US side.

[pakopako]

I am just very paranoid about losing the one system of mine that took the longest to acquire.

Saturns aren't that rare, just uncommon.
You can leave it plugged in, much like leaving a power-adapter (power-brick) plugged in, there is no "danger" to the system.

Most devices draw a minute amount of current from outlets, even when turned off. Bigger devices (such as those large power adapters) will draw more. Some devices require a little more power, just to keep something (like their internal clocks) running.

Here's an odd fork: the Saturn has a built-in battery to keep the time, date, and any internal saves you have. When powered off, but still plugged in, the Saturn hardware (or at least all the NTSCU units I've seen) does not draw power from the outlet to the SRAM. As far as I can tell, when a Saturn is powered off, it is totally powered off. This also means the CR2032 battery keeping your saves alive will only last a few months instead of a few years.

(Computer motherboards usually have a battery to keep the time/date running, even if the machine is unplugged. These are usually the same CR2032 batteries and they last for years because computers are usually left plugged in. So as a fellow Saturn owner, I would advise buying a Memory Card, or Power Memory, or whatever it's labelled as that isn't the RAM upgrade.)

I am a US citzen that chooses to live in Mexico... Rent is much cheaper here and I cant afford to live on the US side.

How does travel/taxes work out?

[cookie monster]

My saturn stays plugged in all the time, the only time i unplug is when i go on vacation,
or storms. i have never had any issue with or any of my other systems getting hot.

[synbiosfan]

I actually came back from a week's vacation to find I left my Saturn on

No problems with it...but I don't recommend doing it

[Runefaust]

I have several older gen consoles hooked up to a surge protector and in the past I never powered it off, and I never had any problems. Today I'm older and more paranoid so I just hit the switch and turn the surge protector off whenever I'm not using them.

[BoringSupreez]

Yeah, you'll want to unplug your Sega consoles after each play. If you leave them plugged in for too long, they'll catch fire. If you're really unlucky, your Saturn will turn into an N64.

What's worst is when it turns into a broken PS1.

You should have no trouble with keeping your Saturn plugged in. I keep mine like that, and no troubles.