New to PC Engine

[slayer2k7]

Hi

Just got a briefcase setup but no leads what/where can i find/buy/get a psu for this thing i'm in the uk
I have a megadrive psu and that powers up the engine or the cd rom unit but not both
cheers if anyone can help

[Michael Helgeson]

If I knew,Id tell you. Thats a hard one. Maybe  afew of the users here are bound by Pal country also so give this thread a few days for them to see it so you can get a solid reply.

[slayer2k7]

Cheers seems hard to find this info

[esteban]

No answer for you (sorry), but you might read the tg-16 / pce FAQ... there is a discussion of AC adapters, but I'm not sure if the suitcase is mentioned.

I can tell you that the suitcase had it's own unique specs. I suspect the PCE + CD = TG-16 + CD, but don't  quote me on that.

[slayer2k7]

Thanks
thought i might be easy to find this info there must be someone in the uk with a briefcase setup
Have found a shop while looking over some old threads but the price is high cheaper to get a stepdown

[NeoStuey]

Hopefully I can be of some belated help. Joined the forums today. 

I'm in the UK too and also have a briefcase setup, it came without any power supply, this is the one I found in Maplin Electronics which works great. Order code L46BL.



Better late than never, I hope. :-"

[Tatsujin]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

[kungfukid]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

Yup, it is very clumsy and large (and fu**ing painful when you step on it!!!), but also a LOT safer than most 2 pin US / Jap plugs which aren't earthed. (I know that there are US 3 pin plugs, but the 2 pin ones are still commonplace). Hmm, the inconvenience of a slightly larger plug, or death by mains electricity, which would I rather have?...... 

[elnino]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

Very true, they look like they're possessed by some demonic forces!

[Tatsujin]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

Very true, they look like they're possessed by some demonic forces!

in other words, they come directly from hell? isn't it that, what you wanted to say

[Tatsujin]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

Yup, it is very clumsy and large (and fu**ing painful when you step on it!!!), but also a LOT safer than most 2 pin US / Jap plugs which aren't earthed. (I know that there are US 3 pin plugs, but the 2 pin ones are still commonplace). Hmm, the inconvenience of a slightly larger plug, or death by mains electricity, which would I rather have?...... 

i know about the earth protection, because here in switzerland where i've lived before a long long time, we also using a lot of those earthed plugs but they measures only a quarter the size of yours . and also it only makes sense, where you have some metallic chassis. for pure plastic housing as shown in the picture above, it doesn't really matter with or without

[FM-77]

 

[termis]

 

Same thing used in Korea these days.  In fact, Korea switched over from 110v to 220v in the mid 90s.  It was kind of pain in the ass in that era to switch everything over, get transformers for your appliances, etc...   But now, everything has been switched over, and it's pretty smooth.

In terms of classic gaming though, certainly more convenient to have 100v/110v, considering that majority of things were built for/out of countries that still uses 100v/110v in homes - Japan and US.

[FM-77]

Do you live in Korea? Are you born there or did you move there? I've been planning on moving there myself sometime, seems like an interesting place to live.

[termis]

Do you live in Korea? Are you born there or did you move there? I've been planning on moving there myself sometime, seems like an interesting place to live.

Hah, getting off topic, but make a long story short, I was born there, and moved back & forth between California and Seoul till I was a teenager.  I also worked in Korea for a few years after graduating from university.  As far as what I've seen, I think Korea tends to be a love it or hate it place for a lot of foreigners.  Like any foreign place, if you keep an open mind, you can enjoy yourself - not to mention foreigners usually live like kings just for the sake of knowing English and teaching it.  But if you're really interested in Korea, PM me, and I can give you the low down and answer whatever questions you may have.  (or Japan, cause I worked there for some time too).

Right now I live in Calgary (Canada) - since the wife is Canadian & she's doing her thing with her teaching credentials here...  And then we'll probably be off somewhere else, not too sure where just yet...