I got this Famicom AV HVC-101 today but the powersupply was missing. I'm no expert in this, I've tried to google it a bit and perhaps my (thirdparty) NES-powersupply will work?
My current (3rd-party) powersupply for my PAL-NES:
AC/DC adapter
Model: TH-0302
Input: 100V-240VAC 50/60Hz
Output: 9V 1000mA
(-) --C*-- (+)
What do you think? Thanks in advance.
The Famicom adapter is center negative; your ASCII diagram appears to imply center positive.
(+)---(o---(-) Center negative (good)
(-)---(o---(+) Center positive (bad)
(~)---(o---(~) Alternating current (bad)
To ensure you get the correct polarity and usable voltage for your Famicom, a Sega Master System power supply (3025) or Sega Mega Drive/Genesis model 1 or Sega CD power supply (1602) would probably be the best bet.
It is relatively simple to cut the cable in the middle and reverse the polarity that way, however. This technique also lets you use any power supply with any cable, even if the original supply that came with the cable was of another voltage.
oRBIT2002 wrote:
I got this Famicom AV HVC-101 today but the powersupply was missing.
As far as I'm aware, the power adapter is not included.
Important: someone please verify what the PAL NES expects for current type (AC or DC). It matters! Failure to figure this out could blow up the Famicom AV. I want to assume it's the same as the NTSC NES, but I simply don't know.
Here's what I do know, because I own two NTSC NES units (top-loader and front-loader) both using original NES-002 power adapters, and a Famicom AV using an original HVC-002 power adapter (which came from an original Famicom). I've bolded + coloured the most important difference:
NES-002 power adapter:
Input: AC, 120V, 60Hz, 72W
Output: AC, 9V, 1.3A
Polarity: Unknown/not depicted on adapter
HVC-002 power adapter:
Input: AC, 100V, 50/60Hz
Output: DC, 10V, 850mA
Polarity: Centre-negative ((+)---(o---(-))
In other words: if you try to power the Famicom AV (or original Famicom), which expects DC voltage, using a NES-002, which outputs AC voltage, you will blow up the console. I've actually seen someone do this -- three times, to be exact, because they had multiple Famicoms and they kept thinking "oh the previous one I tried must've been bad". The voltage regulator will literally explode instantly.
Hence why knowing what the PAL NES expects, AC or DC, is so important. We have enough Europeans here that I'm certain one or more know for sure.
PAL NES does take AC, like NTSC NES.
Cool, thanks thefox.
So oRBIT2002, DO NOT attempt to use your PAL NES power adapter on your Famicom AV. You will permanently damage the console. You need to get yourself a Famicom AC adapter (HVC-002) or equivalent that has the proper output type (DC), at the correct voltage (10V) and amperage (850mA minimum), and almost certainly a conversion adapter/transformer to deal with voltage difference (Sweden is 230V) and frequency difference (Sweden is 50Hz).
I suppose if someone made something like this, it might work:
Input: AC, 230V, 50Hz
Output: DC, 10V, 850mA
Polarity: Centre-negative ((+)---(o---(-))
No clue though. Most people I know playing foreign consoles in Sweden tend to own a conversion adapter/transformer to deal with the 100/120/230V and 50/60Hz issue.
Thanks guys. I'm waiting for a new poweradapter in the mailbox tomorrow hopefully.