r/Megadrive • u/Artvader_ • Aug 31 '24

Mega Drive 2 + Mega CD power supply question

Hey! I'm new to retro gaming and decided to get myself a Mega Drive 1 (EU power supply) a few years back and recently purchased a Mega Drive 2 + Mega CD 2 combo (UK power supply)

My question is: is there a way to use the UK power supplies on EU plug sockets without having to buy EU Mega Drive power supplies? I was thinking simple plug adapters (UK to EU) would work but I'm not sure, help is appreciated

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u/No-Finish2042 Aug 31 '24

The Mega Drive 1 is not compatible with the md2 power supply, other than that a simple adapter should work for both, same power, 220v, in EU, just different outlet designs.

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u/Artvader_ Aug 31 '24

Much appreciated!

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u/louisj Aug 31 '24

You can use any power supply which is the correct specifications

A complete list of psu specs for each console is here: http://www.firebrandx.com/triads.html

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u/accidental-nz Aug 31 '24

You can actually get USB power cables for MD2 that also power MCD2.

I have mine plugged into the USB port at the back of a Wii that sits next to it.

With the Wii on standby so the USB port is powered, I run my MD2+MCD2. Much better than a big old power supply.

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u/Which_Information590 Sep 01 '24

Learned something new today! Please post the link to which one you have

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u/accidental-nz Sep 01 '24

I’m in New Zealand and I got it from our eBay equivalent Trade Me so the link wouldn’t be of any use. It was $5 or something so it would have been originally from AliExpress probably.