The NES powerbrick outputs a real AC current.
The NES actually has the regulators INTERNALLY on the NES deck itself.
So, your playing dangerous using an AC NES brick on anything that requires DC.
The NES powerbrick outputs a real AC current.
The NES actually has the regulators INTERNALLY on the NES deck itself.
So, your playing dangerous using an AC NES brick on anything that requires DC.
oh my god i am gonna have to take a picture, i'll be right back
fuckin a some one killed my volt meter. tried it out on a battery, nothing. stuck it in a wall socket, nothin.
oh well i guess, my NES power brick works on my famicom and super famicom, i cam post pics of that if needed
Last edited by Niku-Sama; 04-18-2008 at 04:13 PM.
Dude, I've seen you post in lots of technical discussions over the years with incorrect information but haven't said anything until now. You don't seem to know much about these things, so please don't spread incorrect information.
An NES AC adapter does NOT convert AC to DC the way most video game power adapters do. The NES does that work from what I've read.
What you quoted has NOTHING to do with the 100V Japanese and 110V USA standards. We're talking AC and DC here, not voltage. AC given to a circuit expecting DC will usually tear it a new one. Yes, the power from the outlet is AC and most adapters convert it to DC so the system can use it. However an official NES AC adapter does not convert AC to DC, it passes the current right along and outputs AC. Yes, some consoles will convert it on their own, but most won't and that's where you get the popping and the smoking and the melting and the "OMG what happened to my system?!!111 PLZ help!!11"
Plugging an adapter that states it outputs AC into a system that runs on DC is a stupid idea no matter how you slice it. The assumption that if a plug fits then it must be correct is plain stupidity - such as running a JVC X'Eye with a Genesis 2 power adapter. Use caution with the NES adapter and anything that outputs AC for that matter.
EDIT: evildragon beat me to it, I need to go take a picture myself.
Last edited by InsaneDavid; 04-18-2008 at 04:08 PM.
Yea, if it were DC powerbricks, it would have the usual symbols like:
-C+
+C-
But being the NES brick is AC, instead you get a ~ symbol.
EDIT: Though insanedavids clearly says AC. Mine has the ~ on it.
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dude i have an official NES power brick here somewhere, it says 9V AC on it. the NES has a diode bridge inside to convert it to DC which is why you can use either AC or DC on it. if i use the NES ac cord on a model 1 genesis the sound will buzz, if i use the genesis power cord on the nes it runs fine
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