Anyone from Mumbai, India here?

shahid.fakih · 10-08-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by redsky01

Folks,

I have bought a wii here in the US for someone back home in India.

Question is......the voltage input ?
the wii I bought from here needs 120 v input.....how is this tackled ? using a voltage convertor ? are the convertors reliable or can they mess up the console ?

where could you get one in mumba ?
approx cost ?

Any input on this is appreciated !

Yes you will need 240v to 120v power convertor.
A good quality power convertor should be reliable enough and can cost around 500-600 Indian rupees.
They should be available in Heera Panna in Mumbai.

You can also buy it in US ( which i would recommend )

One of my friend has an American Wii since past 8-9 months and is using the power convertor without any issues.

rahul002 · 10-09-2009, 12:12 PM

hey, there are 2 options

get the universal adaptor (fairly expensive) say 30$ or so here in india

or go to a hardware store ask for a stepdown transformer (5$), usually red in color, looks like an adaptor with a 2 pin input (make sure it steps down 240V to 120V),

downside to 2nd option is that it gets really really hot, like burn your finger when u touch it hot .... also if u put up a usb hard disk, the wii shuts down every 20 minutes or so...