Hi, I'm from the UK and was wondering what kind of power supply would be compatible with a famicom?
Thanks
Tom
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
220V -> 12V (can't remember if it's AC or DC... NES was AC, but DC worked fine.. honestly i think both will work).
On the NES it has a full wave bridge rectifier to convert 12Vac, but 12Vdc would work fine w/ a small .7V drop and it was still enough for the 7805 to work. If i remember correctly the famicom was very similar with regards to the power supply.
Good luck!
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astral cat
Thanks low-gain, i had a feeling i could count on you 
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
an-cat-max wrote:
Thanks low-gain, i had a feeling i could count on you
Hehehe... Thats why i'm here! :-D
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astral cat
oh sweet! thanks enso 
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Minneapolis
NO! Don't put the AC from the standard NES power pak into the Famicom, you will fry the 7805 at least, since there is no onboard rectifier on the Famicom but there is one on the NES.
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astral cat
i managed to grab a famicom with a power supply and RF on ebay just now for £35
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Minneapolis
Wow, lucky duck. Hrm.
Last edited by arfink (Feb 3, 2010 9:32 pm)
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WOW MAN!
arfink wrote:
NO! Don't put the AC from the standard NES power pak into the Famicom, you will fry the 7805 at least, since there is no onboard rectifier on the Famicom but there is one on the NES.
I can confirm this is bad.... 
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sega genesis v1 powers adapters work on EVERYTHING dont they?
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astral cat
xero wrote:
sega genesis v1 powers adapters work on EVERYTHING dont they?
i do have one of these. it can be a backup