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Sega Saturn Switching Power Supply 2016-07-17 23:11:54 Post No. 3367979
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I've been starting to get more interested in the Sega Saturn, and I'm thinking about getting a Japanese one, since PAL-versions of most games are really poorly ported, making a European model unattractive. However, I've been informed that the Sega Saturn has an external power supply, complicating the matter. While I can apparently use a power supply from a European Saturn, it might be a bit difficult to get one without having to cannibalize a Saturn myself, I also might move around a bit in the coming years. Is there any sort of switching PSU that can be put into the Saturn, so it can work on any voltage?
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>>3367979
This sounds needlessly complex and expensive. Just get socket adapters like everyone else.
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>>3367994
You mean a step-down converter? The original power-supply isn't switching, so it will completely burn up if connected to an electrical outlet with double the voltage it's meant to run on.
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>>3368047
>it will completely burn up if connected to an electrical outlet with double the voltage it's meant to run on.
Actually it will just pop the varistor and the fuse, which can be replaced easily (source: I plugged in 110v units to 220v before).
The point of the stepdown adapter is that it converts the 220v to 110v, so Japanese and American consumer hardware runs fine.
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>>3367979
*internal power supply
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>>3368065
Wuz gonna say...
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>>3367994
Just do this OP
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>>3367994
isn't the voltage different tho?
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>>3367979
Alright.
JP has 100v outlets. A JP saturn will run at 100v.
US has 120v outlets. You can get by running a JP saturn on US outlets, but it might shorten the life of the PSU a bit.
If I'm remembering right, EU has 220-240 volt outlets. You plug a 100v JP saturn into that and it's going to blow. You NEED a step-down converter to play JP consoles in EU. They're only 20 bucks.
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>>3370543
>You can get by running a JP saturn on US outlets, but it might shorten the life of the PSU a bit.
It won't. They are specced to 85-135V.
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>>3370552
Well that's really nice to know.
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>>3370543
>You NEED a step-down converter to play JP consoles in EU.
I'm very well aware of that. That's why I wanted to replace the PSU so I don't have to fuck around with converters.
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