Power Adaptors / Famicom Power Supply

[nintendodork]

No it will not.  NEVER EVER use an NES/SNES Adapter with a Famicom.  Bad things will happen

About the only way to use a Famicom on an American TV is with the original...or very close to original adapter and (optionally) a step down converter  ..which I highly recommend.

This is what you need in addition to the original DC Adapter. http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC100J

You can probably find the original Adapter on eBay for a low-considerable price

[133MHz]

American SNES adapter plug won't physically fit your Famicom
Japanese SFC adapter will work perfectly with your Famicom
European SNES adapter will fry your Famicom

[ericj]

You can buy a universal ac adapter at Radio Shack that will work. That's what I use--it outputs DC 10V @ 850 mA, center negative.

[son_ov_hades]

No it will not.  NEVER EVER use an NES/SNES Adapter with a Famicom.  Bad things will happen

About the only way to use a Famicom on an American TV is with the original...or very close to original adapter and (optionally) a step down converter  ..which I highly recommend.

This is what you need in addition to the original DC Adapter. http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC100J

You can probably find the original Adapter on eBay for a low-considerable price

The NES and SNES adapters are very different. Not to be a dick or anything, but you should do a little more research before claiming "Bad things will happen". 

[nintendodork]

Yeah but you still can't use either one with a Famicom,,,RF Switch maybe..but not AC Adapters

[Jearb]

I'm looking for an official Famicom AC adaptor, but can't find one - would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/General-Electric-BLACK-UNIV-ADAPTER/dp/B0002YE3NY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1230432226&sr=8-3

[133MHz]

300 mA is too low for a Famicom. Get one with at least 800 mA of current capacity.

[133MHz]

You can't use a SNES one with a Famicom because the plugs are different, not because the voltage is incompatible, in fact if you were to wire a correct plug to it, the Famicom would work perfectly. Now the NES AC adapter is physically compatible but the voltage is incompatible, using a NES AC adapter with your Famicom will blow it up.

[Jearb]

So would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/General-Electric-UNIVERSAL-AC-ADAPTOR/dp/B0006U82HW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1230432919&sr=8-5

Or would it a splode my Famicom?

[133MHz]

Yeah that works.

[PatMan33]

I think it is the duty of Famicom World to record video proof of an NES AC adapter exploding a Famicom. It's just the right thing to do.

[133MHz]

Unfortunately blue smoke and explosions would be pretty rare. The NES AC adapter is a silent killer .
If you want movie-like explosions from a Famicom, wire 220V directly to it.

[nintendodork]

I think it is the duty of Famicom World to record video proof of an NES AC adapter exploding a Famicom. It's just the right thing to do.

Too bad there isn't a video section...

and Doc's Youtube accounts keep getting canceled

[133MHz]

For the record, I must say that I wired AC to my SNES once, my uncle fixed my SNES AC adapter and thought that it used AC instead of DC. When I turned it on it made a horrible noise through the TV speaker and the picture was like the SNES had a little too much LSD. It was so horrible I turned it off immediately. Luckily my SNES survived unharmed, not even its fuse blew up, but it only suffered for like half a second.

I learned my lesson, though. Never trust my uncle for gaming stuff

[nintendodork]

Hehe, what kind of horrible noise?  Was it like a really high pitched beep and loud static?  That would majorly rape the ears....