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 Post subject: Re: Japanese LD player power compatibility in USA
PostPosted: 15 Jul 2022, 19:27 
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signofzeta wrote:
This topic comes up soooooo often.

IMO, forget about it. Just plug it in and go. If you do buy a step down do NOT buy a crappy one.


Agree with this. I have a lot of Japanese hardware and have never had an issue. Famicom, Super Famicom, PC Engine, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, midi devices, Micomsoft products etc
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 Post subject: Re: Japanese LD player power compatibility in USA
PostPosted: 16 Jul 2022, 00:34 
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I ran a quick experiment on the CLD-99S. I checked C5 (sort of arbitrarily chosen component early in secondary) which is an electrolytic capacitor rated for 10V. At 100V, it is just under 10V. At 120V, it is just over 12V, exceeding the voltage rating.
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 Post subject: Re: Japanese LD player power compatibility in USA
PostPosted: 03 Dec 2022, 16:57 
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cplusplus wrote:
jd213 wrote:
I have a Japanese DVL-919, but it's one of the aforementioned models where the internal PSU is marked as 125V.

You might have looked at the fuse rating. The JP models I've looked into use 125V rated glass fuses, including the HLD-X9.

The true indicator for the North American DVL-919 VWR1286-A is in the top right of the below photo:
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Late reply but my Japanese 919 does indeed have a 120VAC 50/60hz PSU:
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 Post subject: Re: Japanese LD player power compatibility in USA
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2022, 00:59 
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Well since the thread's been bumped I'll update that my main player is a CLD-R7G now which like the DVL-919 is natively 120VAC
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