Japanese Xbox not working

[Weinberg]

I ordered a winter green Xbox bundle from Play Asia with the 2 games included, and apparently he got it today and it's not working. He's plugged it into a 150w converter, yet it doesn't switch on. And he knows how to work an Xbox...and yes the power's on. He does mention "the power socket seems a bit wobbly"-any ideas? He says the converter worked before..

He probably has a US converter-would he need a separate one for a Jap console?

[Ginza]

My power socket is a bit wobbly actually and the power cable makes crackling noises when i touch it or move it..

I think jap xboxes run at a different voltage but wait for someone else to clarify...

[Kubrick]

Sounds like it's broken. My Jap machine works fine with just a 125w stepdown

[Weinberg]

Oh after looking at play-asia it's an asian Xbox, contains a 220v power cord and one comment reads "Since this console is Asian my main concern was finding the proper power transformer, to operate the X-Box with. After that problem was solved, it was smooth sailing, but make sure you have a power transformer" does an asian Xbox need a different transformer?

[Yod@]

AFAIK all Asian consoles operate on 220-240v, in which case you should NOT be using a 110v stepdown on it. What input voltage does it say on the Xbox?

Regarding that comment on playasia, it was probably written by someone living in a country with a 110v mains supply - hence why he needed to use a transformer.

[Weinberg]

Apparently the Xbox has a UK style 3 pin plug-should he be plugging the Xbox in as normal then or will it blow up?

[Salsa Party Animal]

It should be ok to use european power supply but it will be damaged if you use too much power. So contact Play-asia.com to confirm it is a japanese or asian XBOX just to be safe.

[Yod@]

Look at the back of the Xbox near the power socket - it should show the input voltage that it requires.

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

It'll be fine, just plug it into the normal socket in the wall and it'll turn on.

[Weinberg]

He put it in the normal socket, didn't work or do a thing. On the back it says "220v-240v~1.2A -50HZ"

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

Then it must be dead,

If its 220v-240v it'll work normally on sockets here without any sort of adaptor.

Must be buggered.

[JU!]

Surley it just needs a Step down for Japanese machines?

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

No, as its an asian machine, which uses the same power rating as us..

[guiddruid]

With some switch mode power supplies plugging a 240V PSU into a 110V stepdown can cause damage - blown internal fuse or whatever as the PSU tries to take twice its rated current due to only half to voltage being present.

The video cable is connected, right? I found it a little odd that the xbox isn't too happy booting with no video cable... not very reasuring when I powered up the console on my workbench after chipping it!

hth,
gd