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Purple Materia November 22nd, 2010 10:35 PM

"That's a good question, but a little tricky. First things first: do not use your NES adaptor with the Famicom! The NES adaptor outputs 9v AC, but your Famicom requires 9v DC. You will need to find a suitable adaptor somewhere [9/10v DC, 850MA, Negative Tip is good]. If you get an old Famicom with RF only, then you will either need to find an old television set with analogue tuning [and UHF perhaps], or modify the Famicom somehow to get the audio/video directly. Hook up the Famicom via RF and start searching for its signal on your television set. Sometimes I've found the Famicom signal between North American channels 3 and 4; sometimes I've found it in a UHF channel. You can either do that, or if you're good with electronics, hunt for the [weak] A/V signals directly on the Famicom PCB. The newer Famicom is simplicity itself. You need the same 9v DC adaptor, and a SNES/SFC Multi-AV cable. The Multi-AV cable plugs directly into the back of the AV Famicom."

http://www.experts123.com/q/how-do-i-use-a-japanese-famicom-in-north-america-europe.html

Purple Materia November 22nd, 2010 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 6303194)
Oh, this one comes with everything- as well as the original power cord. Would that work here as well?

I don't see why it wouldn't.

Archer November 24th, 2010 4:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 6304743)
So they're the same? Awesome! Thanks!

One can use travel adaptors quite happily, so I don't see why not.

Purple Materia November 24th, 2010 4:53 AM

Completely understandable.

I'd do extensive research before buying myself. If you part with cash (and quite a bit) you should make sure what you're buying will work properly, or even at all in some cases.

Archer November 24th, 2010 5:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 6305378)
Exactly. I'd have to laugh at the first person that found out that European deviced never worked in North America the hard way. And I don't want to be in the same predicament.

You may also want to check, when importing consoles, that your TV supports both PAL and NTSC. I'm not sure it stands in this case, but it's worth keeping in mind, nevertheless.

Archer November 24th, 2010 5:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 6305398)
I thought Japanese consoles were NTSC. Or do newer TVs support PAL and NTSC? I got a TV a few years back (Citizen) and I think it can. I'll have to find the manual if I haven't thrown it away.

Yes, they are NTSC. Which is why I said that it's not an issue in this case. However you should keep it in mind if you even do come across a PAL console. Most new TVs support both, but I'm not sure what the situation is like in the US. We support both in PAL regions, but that may be because we need the option to run NTSC.

Archer November 24th, 2010 5:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Team Fail (Post 6305415)
Well, it is better to be safe than sorry. I added a link to my TV model if you want to double check. Look at ^^.

Yeah, it doesn't say... Plus, the "manual" is a picture of the TV :/ It's irrelevant, though.


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