360 power supply USA TO GERMANY

mtb211 · 07-23-2008, 01:49 PM

Hi just moved to germany. I brought my 360 here to play my US imports. I thought about just getting a european power supply because converters dont work well I hear...

Anyone have a successful experience with this?

Thanks

Matt

Punk · 07-23-2008, 01:53 PM

Get a transfo.

It needs to be converted or you'll fry your system. Europe is 220 volts and US is 110 volts.

**Archangel** · 07-23-2008, 05:45 PM

well, I use a european power supply, works fine for me!

joking aside, it should work (let me put it different, I dont see why it would not work)
you could always ask in the shop where you want to buy it, if it doesnt work you should be able to return it.

the netherlands are 230Volt btw Punk

but yea, mainly Europe uses 220Volt @50Hz, while America uses 115Volt @ 60 Hz (the different frequenties make quite a big difference too in effective voltage. )

mtb211 · 07-23-2008, 06:03 PM

ah angel thanks! I heard you can torch a converter, can I pick a power supply up in an electronics store? Germany has a place called MediaMart or Markt, or is this strichtly ebay.

Thanks!

**Archangel** · 07-23-2008, 08:02 PM

Mediamarkt (translated Media Market basicly) is an electronics store. (relative big)
I doubt they'll have seperate power supplies for an xbox there to be honest (but ofc, it might be worth a shot, never looked for one

)

another suggestion would be a Gameshop (shops that buy/trade your games/consoles and sell them) those kind of shops usually have a few of those spare.

mtb211 · 07-29-2008, 05:26 PM

Yeah I actually had my girlfriend ask and they had a PSU but they said it would cost 100 euro and I can get a used xbox for that price. Crazy

And I heard ebay.de takes forever to ship but thats okay. How would I search for 360 power supply in german... I know dutch and german are different but maybe you know.

Thanks!

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Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,280	well, I use a european power supply, works fine for me! joking aside, it should work (let me put it different, I dont see why it would not work) you could always ask in the shop where you want to buy it, if it doesnt work you should be able to return it. the netherlands are 230Volt btw Punk but yea, mainly Europe uses 220Volt @50Hz, while America uses 115Volt @ 60 Hz (the different frequenties make quite a big difference too in effective voltage. ) __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU Last edited by Archangel; 07-23-2008 at 05:48 PM.

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mtb211 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Black Forest Germany Age: 25 Posts: 289	ah angel thanks! I heard you can torch a converter, can I pick a power supply up in an electronics store? Germany has a place called MediaMart or Markt, or is this strichtly ebay. Thanks! __________________ Intel core2duo(E6600)@2.4ghz\|3 GB Corsair @ 533 mhz\|psu 750 watt sli ready gamextream\|GPU xfx 7900GT 256 pci ex sli 7900\|Mobo p5nsli\|Xp media Center 360 gamer tag : mtb211

07-23-2008, 08:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,280	Mediamarkt (translated Media Market basicly) is an electronics store. (relative big) I doubt they'll have seperate power supplies for an xbox there to be honest (but ofc, it might be worth a shot, never looked for one ) another suggestion would be a Gameshop (shops that buy/trade your games/consoles and sell them) those kind of shops usually have a few of those spare. __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

07-29-2008, 05:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
mtb211 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Black Forest Germany Age: 25 Posts: 289	Yeah I actually had my girlfriend ask and they had a PSU but they said it would cost 100 euro and I can get a used xbox for that price. Crazy And I heard ebay.de takes forever to ship but thats okay. How would I search for 360 power supply in german... I know dutch and german are different but maybe you know. Thanks! __________________ Intel core2duo(E6600)@2.4ghz\|3 GB Corsair @ 533 mhz\|psu 750 watt sli ready gamextream\|GPU xfx 7900GT 256 pci ex sli 7900\|Mobo p5nsli\|Xp media Center 360 gamer tag : mtb211

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