Thursday, February 19, 2009

Using US/110V Wii in India - Voltage Conversion



If you plan to use USA Wii in India, most important thing to note is the AC power voltage, which in India is 220V compared to half i.e. 110V. Never plug in a USA power adaptor into an Indian power socket as it will burn the power adaptor. 

So ensure that either you have a universal (110V to 220/240V range) Wii power adaptor like the onces available in many shops and online through Amazon and other internet shopping sites. convertor or a 220V version adaptor. 

One option is to use a voltage convertor (220V to 110V) which are used to power US appliances in India. 

Another point to note is the difference between a voltage convertor and a socket/plug adaptor. Socket/plug adaptors as shown below do not convert the voltage they just change the pin type.  Below ones can be used if you have a 220V input compatible power adaptor.



If you just use these with a US Wii power adaptor in India then also the power adaptor will go bad and you will not be able to use Wii.

You need one of the following options. to connect a USA Wii power adaptor.




Rest Later. Have a good day.

- Neeraj

4 comments:

  1. but Neeraj can you also put some light on the USA wii will work in India As far as TV frequency concern I mean PAL and NTSC.
    thanks
    abhay

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  2. also now you can buy a universal power adapter from ebay in 8-10 dollars.

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  3. TV system in India is PAL. Most TVs in India are now multi system and so support NTSC on AV input ports, so a USA WII will work fine with Indian TVs. Only thing you need is a 220V power adaptor or a universal power adaptor that operates from 110-220V AC.

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  4. so if i want to use my samsung mobile in india, do i need to use voltage converter.
    -sreedhar

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