voltage question

[crazypiper]

I recently returned from living in Japan, where I bought a Japanese DVD player and some movies. However, in Japan, they use 100v, versus our 120 or whatever here in the States. My question is, is this something I need to get a converter for, or is it going to be okay? I don't want to fry the thing on accident because it'll be tough to replace and then I'll have a bunch of useless DVDs. And if I need a converter, where might I get one? I called Radio Shack and another place in my area, but they only have stuff to convert up from ours to 220. So, does anyone know anything about this? Thanks a lot.

For the record, the DVD player is 100v 9w and 50/60 Hz.

Ryan

 

[etaf]

just out of interest does it have a lable on the dvd with a voltage range - lots of equipment is capable of taking a range of voltages - ie 100-240V 50/60hz
or does it just have 100V on it

whats the make/model maybe a search of the web / tech manual etc

 

[crazypiper]

no voltage range, just 100v. It is a Sony player. There may be info out there, but it's likely to all be in Japanese and my reading isn't good enough for that. I'll try and find/browse the manual though...

 

[Ol Sarge]

It's been a while since I was in Japan, but the only problem I ran into was the frequency differences. At that time, Japanese power was 50hz, Vs 60 here. The voltage there varied all over the 100-120 range. You needed a capstan swap for a phonograph to compensate for the frequency difference, but most manufacturers supplied one. Other than that my gear worked just fine here and there. Of course, Sony should be able to tell you.

 

[crazypiper]

I emailed Sony and got a shoddy reply about how they recommend only using equipment in the country it was made for and such. Sounded pretty standard to me and didn't help at all. Is there anyone who does any import gaming that could help with this problem? Or, is there an import gaming forum I could try posting here?

 

[twotugs]

http://www.voltageconverters.com/japan_voltage.html

I'd think the 100w would do it.

 

[crazypiper]

Hey thanks twotugs, I think that website will do it for me. I think the 100v would be fine, but it'd be fairly tough to replace this thing if I fry it, so I'd rather not risk it.