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I was just curious... a lot of people are happy to plug Japanese psu's straight into an outlet in NA it seems, not bothered by the 10 volt difference... but there is a reason for the psu's being rated at 100v, so I'm just wondering if this is what leads a lot of NA Neo Geo CD owners to experience psu problems somewhere down the line?When I tested it it was on wall voltage AND a step down, so the problem would not have appeared.
Interestingly the PSU tested good on my multimeter / the voltages into the rails were good as well. So my presumption was the problem was further down the line. I had proper voltage out of the break out board as well.
So while I’m glad he figured it out, it’s still a bit confusing as to how. My CDX power supply black screened the unit too
I'm just naturally inclined to using a stepdown having lived in the UK for so long (240/220v is a massive difference... plus the sockets are incompatible) that even in Canada I still use a stepdown with all my OG Japanese hardware.