Voltage Adapters

[vpr]

Hello,

Long time member, but I don't post that often. This last September I moved to China for a year long contract for a job. I brought my Xbox 360 with me. I was going to hook it up today, but I noticed that it doesn't support dual voltage. The chinese use 220-240v, so I'm going to need a voltage adapter.

I went out today and found some, but there is a small problem. Doing a quick search on google tells me that the Xbox 360 draws 160w of power. The highest rated voltage adapter I found was 150w.

My question is this: Will the 150w voltage adapter work fine, or do I need to try and find one that has a higher rating? They are very hard to find in the city I am, because there aren't a lot of foreigners here. Shipping to China is also very expensive, so I'd like to try and find something locally.

Thanks for all the help,
Vpr

 

[DCriminal]

Check out Play Asia (links under the "Shop" menu at the top of the page). That will be your best bet for something reasonable.

 

[APE992]

Chances are that 150w rating is peak/spike and not constant. I wouldn't use that for anything more than an XBox and that alone might be pushing it.

 

[armycamel]

When I was deployed to Iraq, I used a 1000w step-down transformer to power my Xbox and TV. I'm not an expert by any means but IMHO I wouldn't use anything lower than a 300-500w transformer.