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Oct 13, 2009 • 13:51 Profile Photo basscadet

Hi all, I have a US Virtual Boy with a 110V input AC Adapter and as I live in Europe, I’m combining it with a 220V to 110V transformer. I thought about making one 9V AC transformer with 220V input and replace the above two adapter monstrosity so I’m wondering if anyone knows where I could get the jack that goes on the VB controller. Is it a jack that was also used on other Nintendo console power units? Is it a standard jack used outside of Nintendo as well? Thanks.

Edit: just found out that the controller has that AC adapter tap and the AC adapter is actually one for SNES! Still looking for the plug though

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Oct 13, 2009 • 20:47 Profile Photo HorvatM

The only thing I can say is that a Sinclair ZX Spectrum adapter will work perfectly with the VB adapter tap. I’ve been using my VB that way since I got it.

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Oct 13, 2009 • 23:42 Profile Photo basscadet

interesting… I’ve been told some generic plugs work as well. Will go downtown and check the bigger electronics stores, maybe one will fit.

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Oct 14, 2009 • 01:26 Profile Photo DogP

I’m not familiar with the ZX Spectrum, but you have the US tap (which uses the US SNES plug w/ the pin in the middle)… the Japanese tap has a standard type plug (which is probably what the ZX fits).

DogP

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Oct 14, 2009 • 10:06 Profile Photo basscadet

hmmmmm, so if I want to keep this tap I’ll have to live with the 2 transformers or I look for a Japanese tap and then try and find a plug that will fit that. Thanks

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Oct 14, 2009 • 15:16 Profile Photo HorvatM

What, the US and Japanese taps aren’t the same? Anyway, mine is a Japanese one.

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Oct 15, 2009 • 04:41 Profile Photo DogP

HorvatM wrote:
What, the US and Japanese taps aren’t the same? Anyway, mine is a Japanese one.

Yeah, if you look closely at the picture he posted (US), and compare it with the one you have (JP), you’ll see the difference.

DogP

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Dec 28, 2009 • 05:46 Profile Photo lameboyadvance

Really? I just assumed they were identical.

All I did was buy a cheap 3rd party USA SNES AC adapter, then chop the plug/cable off of it and find a 10V DC local adapter (a Sega one of all things) and put the matching socket for that adapter on the USA cable.

Worked fine for me for all these years.

 

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