Japanese Sega Saturn work in U.S.?

Post by **gokuofheaven** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:40 pm

I purchased a Japanese Sega Saturn recently but is it safe to hook up the power supply in the U.S. (120volts) versus the Japanese (100volts). Would it be better to get a power converter or it is ok to plug in the wall and play. Thank you in advance

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:00 am

No need to worry; go right ahead and start playing.

Post by **Kevman** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:40 am

Still don't go playing 8 hour sessions on it. I suggest a step-down convertor of some sort.

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:13 am

A step-down really isn't needed for this type of device. Apart from the fact that I've been using laptops/lamps/consoles/whatever from Japan for years and never had a problem, it is my understanding that voltage in NA is actually a range instead of 120V constantly and anything plus or minus 10 percent in voltage requirement will be fine.

If my house burns down, I'll agree that I'm wrong.

Edit: And you shouldn't really be running ANY console for 8 hours without break, anyway.

Post by **gokuofheaven** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:08 am

thank you for the reply, i was just worried i would burn out the console. Just had to ask as a pre-caution.