Power converter for PSP?
I sucessfully charge a US PSP here in Fiji with different voltage and plugs. As mentioned above, if you read the back of the power box you’ll notice that it says INPUT: 100V – 240V 50/60Hz. That means it will handle any juice comming out of the wall. You don’t even need a new figure-of-eight lead, all you need is the little do-hicky to go on the end of the plug. Like in the US if you have older sockets that only have two holes, but you’ve got a new applience with three prongs, you get yourself a “three prong adaptor”. Because the charger itself can handle multple volts and hertz you don’t need a converter or a transformer, just an adaptor to get the thing to plug into the wall.
You should have a lead that plugs into a US mains socket (two prongs) at one end, and into the PSP power-brick at the other end (‘figure-of-eight’ plug). All you need to do is unplug that lead from the power-brick, and replace it with the equivalent UK lead — for example, this one.
He’s in luck – it’s a lot simpler than that, since PSP chargers are effectively multi-region. All he needs to do is take out the two-prong power lead from the charger, and plug in a three-prong UK lead (the charger uses a standard ‘kettle’ power lead, the same sort as most PCs and an awful lot of household appliances, so if he doesn’t have a spare one lying around you can buy them absolutely anywhere). The charger’s designed to cope with UK or US power without any need for a step-down or an adapter. I’ve been charging a US PSP like this since it was released over there, and can confirm it’s absolutely fine.
