Charging a UK PSP on Japanese mains

[Arashikage]

I'm guessing this question has been done to death before, but in the immortal words of Lando Calrissian......"here goes nothing" I was wondering if it's ok to charge a UK PSP on Japanese mains using a Japanese power lead. I'm sure I'll go nuts if I can't take some PSP goodness with me on hols. Cheers for any help.

[tom-nook]

Japanese PSP chargers are multivoltage so can be used anywhere in the world by simply fitting a travel adapter to the plug or by replacing the power cord. No step-down/ step-up converter required.

I'd imagine the UK PSP charger is probably the same. Have a look at the wording on the back of it & if it says 'input ac 100-240v' then you'll be fine. However, if it says something like '220v-240v' then it won't work & you'll need to pick up a Japanese charger while you are over there and use that instead.

[Strolls]

... I was wondering if it's ok to charge a UK PSP on Japanese mains using a Japanese power lead.

... Have a look at the wording on the back of it & if it says 'input ac 100-240v' then you'll be fine. However, if it says something like '220v-240v' then it won't work & you'll need to pick up a Japanese charger while you are over there and use that instead.

Actually, you missed the question, tom-nook. Arashikage asked if he could use a Jap charger in Japan with a UK PSP.

Arashikage: the reason your original question was answered by no-one who understood it is probably because it's a dumb question. Sorry... um... I mean, most of us consider the answer self-evident. Wherever your PSP was originally sold it takes the same DC input voltage as every other PSP.

The same applies to GameCubes, other consoles, mobile phones and any of the other smaller consumer electronics sold with an external power-brick or charger - they actual gadgets all take the same DC voltage regardless of region, and the only difference inside the cardboard box is the charger or power brick.

The point of the charger of the mobile-phone or PSP, or of the power-brick of the GameCube, is to convert the AC voltage that comes out of the wall into the DC voltage required by the gadget. So, yes, absolutely you'll be safe using the right charger for the right region. In some cases chargers from one region will work in a different region, and that's what tom-nook was dealing with in his reply.

Stroller.

[Arashikage]

Yeah I was 99% sure that everything should be alright with it, but that niggling 1% wouldn't let go and so I had to be sure. Cheers for the assist both and I'll gladly wear the dunces hat in the corner