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mrkotfw - Feb 15, 2005

		mrkotfw		Feb 15, 2005
			i have recently bought a japanese saturn and i have questions about the volts the jpn saturn maybe inputting. is there a 120 to 100 volt converter out there? i really really don't want to screw this saturn up. anyone out there living in the us with a japanese saturn? i forgot to mention that i live in the united states. btw, does anyone know what kind of wire comes in with the sega saturn mod-chip? the one i got from jandaman was too short

		lordofduct		Feb 15, 2005
			If your in the US your outlet will not hurt the jap saturn in any way. jap and US are both 110 voltage outlets in our houses. (except for some small parts of japan and a good deal of other parts in asia are on 220V... but this is irrelevant to your problem)

		mrkotfw		Feb 15, 2005
			thanks. but i'm getting a lot of different opinions! i saw a picture of the back of a us saturn and japanese saturn and they voltage differs by ~20 volts.

		mal		Feb 16, 2005
			Saturn PSUs will take a fairly wide range of volatges. I can't remember them exactly off the top of my head but the one you have would be something like 90v up to 125v. I'll check when I get home.

		mrkotfw		Feb 17, 2005
			thank you mal. it's a white japanese (model two) saturn hm, it's: HST-0019 i'm not too sure what a `PSU' is, mind explaining?

		mal		Feb 17, 2005
			PSU = Power Supply Unit

		mal		Feb 17, 2005
			Looking at the PSU that I swapped out of a white Saturn, it says 85V AC - 132V AC 0.4A 50/60Hz.

		Berty		Feb 17, 2005
			My white Japanese saturn runs fine from a 110-115V step down converter. (I live in a 240 volt region). I have had the system since new and it still works great.

		lordofduct		Feb 17, 2005
			Standard AC voltages in North America are 110, 115, 120V (standard household, outlet current) and 220, 230, 240V (standard household, large appliance current) Note that 110, 115 and 120V are considered equivalent for most applications as are 220, 230 and 240V. This is so because power delivered from a public grid varies from place to place. In rural areas you may measure 110VAC from a common wall outlet with a volt meter while in a city you may be able to measure AC power at levels as high a 127VAC. There is no need to be concerned about these minor differences however as most electrical devices operate over a voltage range with varying efficiency levels. Other custom AC voltages are available by special order. The range of custom AC voltages is approximately 12VAC ~ 480VAC. Ya'll techies... you should know the properties of electricity!!!!

		mrkotfw		Feb 17, 2005
			hm, i'm very nercous to plug the saturn in

mal

Feb 17, 2005

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by mal@Thu, 2005-02-17 @ 07:00 PM



Looking at the PSU that I swapped out of a white Saturn, it says 85V AC - 132V AC 0.4A 50/60Hz.



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Do I stutter?

That means that the PSU will work perfectly well in any voltage within that range. Sheesh.

		mrkotfw		Feb 18, 2005
			okay, i got it but the power cord has the ends wierd looking. they look identical to each other! should i just use a us power cord for the jpn saturn? update: i took some pics jp power cord... us power cord... update: so a lot of people have helped me. (thank you all) they said the difference between those two cords is just one of them polarized.

		lordofduct		Feb 18, 2005
			either, it doesn't matter! the PSU is gonna work just fine with either plug, they both fit fine in our outlets.

		mrkotfw		Feb 18, 2005
			fine! i'll plug it in once my ar cart comes in thank you all