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I've just been speaking to this guy on some other forum and he was telling me how his Japanese Dreamcast broke because he plugged it into a UK socket without using a Step-down convertor. This then reminded me that I am waiting a US GBA SP, does this mean I need a step-down convertor?

Please say no because i've bought a UK charger for it and I'd be very upset if I plugged in the GBA SP and it blew up or something.

I still haven't got my GBA SP yet and i'm really regretting ordering it from Ebay (expecially from someone in Canada).

Please help me.

I'll be honest with you Strid, I don't know all the technical mumbo jumbo, but if you have a way of altering the plug you get with your SP so it fits into a UK supply I can only assume you'll be fine.

Alternatively you might have a US plug socket in your house. Bathroom maybe? Oh, and the AC/DC Adapter might be useful, I think I had one of those for my US Cube.

Look, just breath easy until it comes, there is an outside chance something could be up by I highly doubt it, and foresee everything going fine for your importness.

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> *woah

Heh.
Woah then...

Thanks alot!
I've been refreshing this page since I posted the thread, thats how worried I was!

I bought a UK AC/DC Adaptor because I knew that the American Adaptor wouldn't be able to plug into a UK socket, I just want to make sure its okay so i'll tell you what it says....


GBA SP

AC/DC ADAPTOR

INPUT : AC 100-240V 50-60HZ 3W

UK TYPE (3 FLAT PIN)

DRY LOCATION USE ONLY

This will be okay wont it?

Better bloody be...

Right, now, being somebody who in past has owned an imported GBA SP (from Japan) I can tell you this:

"You're done for, sonny!"

Nah, just kidding. All you need is a plug converter that will take input from an US plug and output to a UK plug so it'll go into the wall. It worked for me without a stepdown, so in turn should work fine for you.

Why, oh, why didn't you just use an extra five or ten pounds to get it brand new from a UK supplier though?

*woah

I dont want to buy a Step-down convertor!

>.<

I've just been speaking to this guy on some other forum and he was telling me how his Japanese Dreamcast broke because he plugged it into a UK socket without using a Step-down convertor. This then reminded me that I am waiting a US GBA SP, does this mean I need a step-down convertor?

Please say no because i've bought a UK charger for it and I'd be very upset if I plugged in the GBA SP and it blew up or something.

I still haven't got my GBA SP yet and i'm really regretting ordering it from Ebay (expecially from someone in Canada).

Please help me.