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ahmadka · #1 04-30-2008, 06:52 PM

Hi guys! Well as you might know, I am thinking of importing the MGS4 PS3 Bundle to my country (Pakistan) from the US, when it is released there on June 12th.

The problem is that in the US, 110V~120V is used, while in Pakistan, 220V~240V is used...

Regarding the above problem, I have searched considerably on the internet...Some people say that the PS3 has a universal power input i.e. accepts BOTH 110V and 220V, EVEN if it does NOT say as such on its sticker !!! ..... While others say that the PS3 power input range is region dependent, i.e. a US PS3 WILL require a transformer for working in 220V places, and vica versa...

So I am confused....Can someone please clarify the above confusion for me and for many others reading this ?? With some proof for whatever they claim....

Thanx in advance guys

Oh, and dont worry about the NTSC/PAL thing...I've got that sorted out

sprint · #2 04-30-2008, 07:07 PM

I haven't actually attempted this myself, but from what i've read you'll be fine with 240V.

Quote:

The console has a universal power unit built in which makes a 120 V PlayStation 3 suitable in a 240 V region. The power supply can operate on both 60 Hz and 50 Hz power grids. It uses a standard C14 IEC connector and a C13 power cord appropriate for the region being used in. Some consoles, however, read 220v~240v 1.8a which are not universal. The power supply is capable of delivering approximately 380W, although the PS3 has never been measured using this much power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlaySta...l_power_supply

I know the wikipedia can be a little dubious sometimes, but for all things technical info i'd definitely trust them.

ahmadka · #3 05-01-2008, 07:38 AM

I know wikipedia can be a lot of help at times...it got me thru my uni :P ... but I dont know how much Wikipedia can be trusted here.. :P

isnt there any official PS3 document proving whether or not the PS3 has a universal PSU or not ... ?

ahmadka · #4 05-06-2008, 10:28 AM

OK, I want to clear some simple things...

My Conclusion so far:

This much is confirmed:The PS3's that were released at the launch, in the Late 2006~Early 2007 period had universal PSU's built into them.. Sony themselves confirmed this, by officially stating that the PS3's PSU *is* universal..

Thanx to gudrun, the above has been confirmed by gudrun because of giving me photographic evidence (I can send it to those who request for it)...I have also found numerous early PS3 dissection pictures, showing 100v~240v

However, Sony later stated that PS3's no longer have universal PSU's. They said that PS3 now have region dependent PSU's....

People's response (thanx everyone):

There are people telling me that US PS3's coming out *now* *also* have universal PSU's because they have personally used their PS3s in 220v regions like Europe...

However, there are *also* people telling me the exact opposite! That US PS3's coming out now do *not* work in 220v regions...they claim to know this because they fried their own PS3's when experimenting..

My request:

To confirm whether or not US PS3's coming out *now* work in 220v regions, I have put forward a slight experiment..

Can someone who has bought a US PS3 *recently* (*not* at the the launch) (within the last 6 to 10 months), please open up their PS3 a little bit, and take a photo of what is mentioned of the PSU box inside the PS3 ... ?

This PSU box would state the exact input voltage that the US PS3 needs, irrespective of what the sticker on the outside reads...

It would either say something like 100v~240v, which would mean the following:

> That the US PS3 indeed has a universal PSU
> Sony lied by stating '110v ONLY' (or something similar) on the outside sticker..

or it can say '100v~120v' (or something similar), which would mean:

> That US PS3's coming out now are *not* universal (in terms of input voltage)
> That Sony was telling the truth when they said that PS3's no longer have universal PSUs..

I know its a lot to ask, but its I can think of to solve this matter...

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