hello wonder if anyone can help??
just back from hols and bought a ps3 for my son in america ,thought i would just buy a 240v-110v stepdown convertor from maplins ,but the assistant told me that ps3 use a lot of juice and would need a convertor of at least 300w .took a look at the box says it runs at 300w do i buy a 300w convertor or do i need to buy a bigger one and if so where can i get a cheap one 300w if thats okay or 800 w if it needs to be bigger

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you sure it needs a stepdown convertor? im sure they all have universal power supplies inside...
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how would i know???


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after a very quick look on google, most people seem to be saying this -


"The PS3 is worldwide multivoltage, it will take anything from 100V to 240V AC.
Sony have decreed that all Sony PS3 games are region free.
Is does not play UK PS2 games, it does not play UK BD movies.
you don't need a stepdown converter - just use a kettle plug and it'll be fine"

thats from a US ps3 owner. so basically get the correct plug and youre away.


also remember that the video signal will be NTSC not PAL so youll need a tv capable of displaying NTSC, most recent tvs will do it no problem.
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I would make double sure about this , i have heard the same re- them working with the corect lead but i have also heard conflictin reports from someone who i was going to buy a few off in the US that you would need one , its a very expensive ornament if it blows up mate so do your homework , easiest thing to do would be to ring SONY youve done nothin wrong bringin one back just say youve moved back from the states.
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apparantly sony always say that they wont work. so im not sure they will be much help. the guy who i got the above quote from also said he had rang sony and they told him it wouldnt work outside the US. they of course want u to buy the UK one. i dont think youre goin to know unless you plug it in

but to answer ur original question u will need at least a 300w stepdown convertor. maybe get a 500w one just to be sure. theres some on ebay for £30.
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just phoned sony spoke to a sana in customer services and she said i definately need a step down convertor so i don't know??so i better get one as i dont want to fry it

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i think theyre lieing. lol. its probably got a voltage protection circuit in it anway. so the worst that would happen is that it wouldnt work. theres 100s of people who say they got a US ps3 and they plugged it in and it worked.


http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=64770

if you scroll down you will see a picture of the psu thats inside the ps3

it says 100v-240v its just much cheaper to manufacture all the ps3s with the same psu inside. if youre brave u could take the bottom cover off your ps3 and see what it says on yours. youre not goin to void the warranty because its invalid anyway...
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ive got a jap ps3 and just got a normal cable form my amp and plugged it in and it worked fine.
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Lol @ maplins muppet. the power it draws has nothing to do with the mains supply.

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if youre referring to the original question , hes talkin about the stepdown convertor, there are many different rated stepdown convertors, would be no good getting a 100watt stepdown convertor to use with the 300watt ps3. also it would be a waste of money buying a more expensive 800watt stepdown convertor. 500watt should comfortably run the ps3. although im still convinced its unecessary.
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thanx for the replies to-date
haven't got the b***s just to plug it into mains .question why do people buy a pc cable for plugging to the mains why not just cut off three pronged us plug and put on a british fused plug or am i missing something??
the convertor in maplins was only 100w .the way i mentioned a 800w one was it was the only other one i saw on flea-bay and also when i googled it .i'll have a go tomorrow at taking it apart to see what the psu says
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i think they use a pc psu cable because a lot of people have one lieing around. (ive got at least 3 here somewhere) plus it just seems a little bit safer and tidier than chopping the end off the lead. but yeh, theres no reason why u cant do that and just put a british plug on it. from what i read it should be a 5amp fuse in the plug. anyway sounds like youre doing the cheapest and safiest option, take it apart and have a look.lol.
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sorry guys bottled it
checked out disassembly on the net ,too much for me i thinks bought a 500w convertor from beststuff for £39.99 delivered


as i said before thanx for the replies

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theres dozens of 500w stepdown convertors on ebay for under £30!

also i take it you know that you cant watch UK dvds or bluray films on it...
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