How do I set up my Famicom?

[petik1]

thanks for your help. I was just wondering because my famicom has a wierd smell, but it doesn't smell like burning plastic nor did I see smoke. I guess that's what the country smells like! I guess it was a hypothetical question, because i didnt even mess with the electricity. But I have a kodak AC adapter from a printer that is labeled 100V-120V, so I guess the same adapter was used in japan. The converter is just for safety, i suppose

[petik1]

ok, so if I get that one you had in the link, it will work in US WITHOUT a voltage converter?

[cubelmariomadness]

It would, us things are compatible with japan.

[Famicom Kirby]

Hi. I plan to get a famicom sometime but I'm worried that the power supply and RF plug could be a problem since both are for a version 1 sega genesis/megadrive. They work fine with my NES and this is why I think it's a problem since a NES plays just fine and it may hurt a famicom due to the NES's higher voltage.
                           
                  thanks!

[mobiusclimber]

I've heard the Genesis power supply works, but what I was using was a universal power adapter (the kind for NES, SNES and Genesis).

[Xious]

Never use an NES power supplyfor a Famicom! It will fry it, as it is simply an AC stepdown transformer, andnotan AC to DC adapter.

I have brand new (new-old-stock) power supplies for the Famicom, Super Famicom and FDS that run on US ~110V power instead of the ~100V Nippon power, so they don't overheat or damage the FC voltage regulator. If you want to order one,P M me. (These are the correct 10VAC adapters, not the 9VAC SEGA adapters.)

I also have the adapters for use on systems in the U.K.

-Xious

[linkzpikachu]

any RF switch should work i use a nintendo gray box RF, as for the Genesis/mega drive MODEL 1 it does work but only from the MODEL 1

[Xious]

The RF switchbox will work, buy you will need either a TV or tuner that can receive the input of Japanese Ch/C2 signal frequencies. You may be able to pick up the fq. of Ch1 around Cable Ch94-97, but this doesn't always work. I have a fairly new VCR that can't receive at these frequencies. A JP tuner or VCR would be ideal...I need on of those (or a tiny, older JP TV) for myself.

I think that Ch2 may be in the range of US Ch 20, but this isn't completely modulated...

The Genesis AC Adapter should work: The voltage tolerance of the HVC-001 is 9V-12V @ 850mA to 1.2A, however a malfunctioning VR may cause issues with adapters below 10VDC.

-Xious

[Famicom Kirby]

Thanks!
I wanted to put exactly what it says on the genesis adapter I have since it seems to have different DC output than 9v here's exactly what it
says:"output: 10V,DC 1.2A"
It's input is 120V AC 60Hz 20W is the 120V anything to worry about?