Nintendo ds bought in us

ccc1sec

Have a nintendo ds bought in the us a few months back, the battery in completely dead in so far as it cant be recharged. Just wondering if i can replace the battery with one bought here, i think (stand to be corrected) that the battery for both the american and the irish version is 3.7v. Tried world ebay for a replacement but the sellers will only ship to the us. Dont want to end up blowing the bloody thing up.

jazzie

try www.dealextreme.com

o1s1n

dealextreme have some DS batteries. Was meant to replace the one in my own US DS.

http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3289

Nice and cheap too.

jazzie wrote:

try www.dealextreme.com

Bah!

ccc1sec

Tanx for that, ordered and on the way.

jrar

Firstly, forgive my ignorance cos I'm an ould fella, but I'm getting a Nintendo DS from the US for my daughter. Question is, does it come with any transformer etc. to allow mains charging here in Ireland ? if not, is such a charger/transformer possible to buy here (Peats etc. ?) ??

Thanks for any advice you can give me

o1s1n

The US ds comes with a two prong charger. So it won't fit here. You can buy an adapter or just use a European charger. They're compatible.

They sell them on dealextreme for next to nothing. They also sell USB chargers too for about 2 dollars. Handy to have about.

11redder

jrar wrote:

Firstly, forgive my ignorance cos I'm an ould fella, but I'm getting a Nintendo DS from the US for my daughter. Question is, does it come with any transformer etc. to allow mains charging here in Ireland ? if not, is such a charger/transformer possible to buy here (Peats etc. ?) ??

Thanks for any advice you can give me

To plug the ds in here you'll need a stepdown convertor as the 220v will fry the US ds power cable & probably the ds.
But a cheaper & far more convenient alternative would be to buy a generic own branded ds power cable from Game, or similar, I think they cost about €14.99.
All power cables on Nintendo consoles & handhelds from America & Japan can be interchanged for an irish equivalent, as the irish cable can handle 220v and the stepdown incorporated in all Nintendo power supply cables downgrades the supply to the requisite level (which is identical for nintendo consoles from all regions).
I've done this for every Nintendo console from N64 to the Wii including both ds models & it's 100% safe.
This is only true for nintendo consoles and handhelds - doing similar with sony or microsoft consoles that come with a standard flex lead will fry the console, as they lack the stepdown incoporated into Nintendo power supply cables.

witnessmenow

11redder wrote:

To plug the ds in here you'll need a stepdown convertor as the 220v will fry the US ds power cable & probably the ds.
But a cheaper & far more convenient alternative would be to buy a generic own branded ds power cable from Game, or similar, I think they cost about €14.99.
All power cables on Nintendo consoles & handhelds from America & Japan can be interchanged for an irish equivalent, as the irish cable can handle 220v and the stepdown incorporated in all Nintendo power supply cables downgrades the supply to the requisite level (which is identical for nintendo consoles from all regions).
I've done this for every Nintendo console from N64 to the Wii including both ds models & it's 100% safe.
This is only true for nintendo consoles and handhelds - doing similar with sony or microsoft consoles that come with a standard flex lead will fry the console, as they lack the stepdown incoporated into Nintendo power supply cables.

I'd be very suprised if the ds charger doesn't take 110-220V (it will be written on the charger) . Also its not entirely true to state that about sony consoles anyways, the ps3 power supply(its built into the console, not on the cable) takes 110-220V . Most new electrical items have this feature built in. Just check the transformer (either the plug or the black box half way along the wire) to see if it can. It will be written something like "Input : 110 - 220V"

richie.c

witnessmenow wrote:

I'd be very suprised if the ds charger doesn't take 110-220V (it will be written on the charger) . Also its not entirely true to state that about sony consoles anyways, the ps3 power supply(its built into the console, not on the cable) takes 110-220V . Most new electrical items have this feature built in. Just check the transformer (either the plug or the black box half way along the wire) to see if it can. It will be written something like "Input : 110 - 220V"

I have a US DS myself and the charger that came with it will not work over here, it will not take 220V

I bought my charger on dealextreme for $3 or $4 with free delivery. Sorry the site is down at the moment so I can't get you the direct link.

jrar

Thanks folks for your various responses - much appreciated

tallaghtoutlaws

All US consoles require stepdown transformers I have both a PS3 and XBOX 360 and I had to buy a stepdown transformer. The only games unit that doesnt require one is the Sony PSP as they have put a higher range on their power supplies.

http:www.cpconline.ie

in the search option type in SP2P300 — SUNPOWER — CONVERTER, 300W UK-US they are 30 blips but very reliable and have an auto kill switch to protect against surges also. Delivery is quick also.

o1s1n

tallaghtoutlaws wrote:

All US consoles require stepdown transformers I have both a PS3 and XBOX 360 and I had to buy a stepdown transformer. The only games unit that doesnt require one is the Sony PSP as they have put a higher range on their power supplies.

http:www.cpconline.ie

in the search option type in SP2P300 — SUNPOWER — CONVERTER, 300W UK-US they are 30 blips but very reliable and have an auto kill switch to protect against surges also. Delivery is quick also.

As previously stated, a US ds is able to take a European charger. I use one in mine. No step down transformer is required. Unless of course you wish to use the original American charger. Which is pretty pointless when you can buy a UK one from dealextreme for so cheap.

witnessmenow

Really? is that the light or th phat? Suprising enough really!
BTW the ps3 doesnt need a step down 100% positive on this, or else my ps3 would be an expensive paper weight!

Luna

Hello,
I just bought a Nintendo DS Lite in the US or my husband for xmas, do need a new battery and a new charger? had a look at that dealextreme web site and got all confused, sorry i'm a total novice.And I'd like to have it all sorted before I give it to him. Any advice appreciated.

Luna.

Rew

Just a new charger

Attol

Yea, if you don't want to go online and want some help just go into any Argos/Gamestop/Game/Smyth's etc. and tell them you're looking for a charger for your DS Lite. Probably easiest to avoid confusion if you're not sure.

Luna

Thanks.

micks

Is the DS regionalised ie will euro games work in a US DS ?

witnessmenow

Yup, well american games worked in mine so i guess vice versa