japanese xbox woes

[Guest elemeno]

Hi Forum,

First time poster, A friend of mine recommended this site with a problem I have so here we go.

Coming back from Japan I brought along my xbox 360 and ps2 with a bunch of crazy games, most of which I hadn't played.

Anyway I got back and bought an adapter, but when plugging in I heard a very faint snap sound from the brick power supply on the 360.

Going back to the shop they then recommended a big bastard adapter, almost as big as the 360 itself!, which i then tried.

Nothing...

Tried the ps2 and it worked...

So am guessing the fuse blew on the 360's power supply.

Now, which is the best course of action?

Replace the fuse? (i'm not a techy, so think i'll funk it up)

Any other advice... (be kind to noobs forum!)

By another power supply? (Will i need a japanese one or any will do?)

Thanks in advance and hope to contribute to this great site in the future.

LMNO.

[bigbrick]

given that the 360 has the big external transformer, i think you should be ok with buying a UK voltage brick.

probably want to get that confirmed first though.

[Kryptonian]

What lights come on on the power brick?

But yeah, as the chap above said, I reckon a UK supply would work. Although the old model has a different connector to the hdmi one, so be aware.

Welcome to the forum, don't worry when someone says this should be in 'ask the forum'

[Judgement]

What lights come on on the power brick?

But yeah, as the chap above said, I reckon a UK supply would work. Although the old model has a different connector to the hdmi one, so be aware.

Welcome to the forum, don't worry when someone says this should be in 'ask the forum'

This should be in 'ask the forum'

[Jam_sponge]

absolutely no harm in using a UK power adaptor - worst case scenario it simply won't work. I expect it will though, think it's only debug units that are particularly fussy about having a specific power brick plugged in.

[toythatkills]

I run my Japanese 360 off a UK PSU, it's fine. Just have to check you get the right kind as mentioned above, as the HDMI 360s use less power so their PSUs won't work on an non-HDMI 360. It works the other way round, though.

[Guest elemeno]

thanks guys!!!, ill give it a pop.

Guessing ebay is my best bet, but are there any serecty websites I could purchase a uk 360 brick from?

LMNO.

[Mr Peckerston]

I'm sure I read somewhere on this forum that Microsoft customer service will swap your JP power supply for a UK one if you ask. If not, than I'd just go with ebay.