New to console importing help please. (PStwo related)

[ACE uk]

I am going to order a US PS2 and since I live in the UK I know I need a step down converter, does anyone know if a 110v 100w stepdown will do the job or is it too powerful? I heard the PS2 has a 45w power rating.

[VR46]

don't think a step-down can be too powerful, the PSTwo will only drain what it needs, thought it was more than 45w though, thought it was more like 100w (unless it's been cut from PS2 to PSTwo)

Welcome by the way.

[ACE uk]

Well I read 45w on videogamesplus.ca but I may have misread it or misunderstood it.

Either way will a 100w do?

[ACE uk]

Also where is the best (cheapest) place to get one in the UK?

[lordcookie]

I read it was 45w somewhere too, so a 100w stepdown will be fine. Not sure where the best place to buy one is though.

[VR46]

maplin.co.uk were doing 100w ones that fit straight into the plug socket (no bulky stepdown) for a tenner.

?20 now;

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31899&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=19m10

[ACE uk]

Thing is PStwo has a external power supply (like GCN) so I don't think that would work.

[VR46]

should do, just plug the two pin USA mains plug into the stepdown.

[ACE uk]

The picture doesn't seem to have a plug socket on it but the description says otherwise, anyway 14 days for delivery of stock is too long. Nice try though.

I know the PS2 has an external power supply so come November 1st I will find a way of getting a UK power unit which should work, until then though....

Whoever thought a stepdown would be so hard to find

[ACE uk]

Ok I found a 230v - 110v transformer but it has an output of 1600w/30w. You said power rating won't effect the PStwo. Are you sure? Last thing I want is my new PS2 exploding.

[smouty]

The DC socket on the PSTwo looks the same as a VAIO laptop. You may be able to use a universal laptop adaptor. Most have a variety of end plugs and the voltage is usually quite selectable.

[kona]

The power rating tells you how the maximum power that the stepdown can supply to whatever you plug in. So if your PStwo needs 45W, the stepdown must be >45W. It doesn't matter if it's 50W, 100W or 150W. If anything the higher the power rating the better since it won't be operating at its limit.