UK Wii
 

Hi
I bought my UK Wii to Canada. I'm sure there's hopefully a way to use this in Canada but not sure so thought I'd post the question/s

Do I need to buy a step down transfomer for this?

Will my wii games work on my Canadian TV?

If anyone can help, I'd be truly grateful. Thanks in advance;)

Re: UK Wii
 

Look on the back of the console, likely somewhere near where the power cord is connected and you will see the spec panel - it will tell you what voltage and frequency power it will run on.

If it says 110v-240v (or something similar) and 50/60Hz then it will work on Canadian mains voltage - you just need to swap the plug or power cord (a plug adapter is not a safe long-term solution).

Re: UK Wii
 

Hi Thanks. Unfortunately it says 230V 50Hz 12V 3.7A so I dont think as is it wont work with a Canadian power cord

Re: UK Wii
 

So yes, you'll need a step-down transformer (not a "power converter", which might be OK for travel or occasional use, but isn't appropriations for long term usage), rated at say 30%-50% more than the indicated wattage (will also be on the spec panel) a) which I would guess around 300-500w, in which case you'd need something like a 750w transformer.

I don't know how it would work with a Canadian TV, as I am not a gamer myself and have no personal experience with gaming consoles.

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Ok Thank you. Hopefully someone will come along who knows if I can run this off of a Canadian tv

Re: UK Wii
 

Hi - we still have our UK Wii and use it irregularly via a transformer. We don't leave it permanently plugged in - only when we use it. There should be no issues connecting to a Canadian TV - it all works fine.:thumbsup:

Re: UK Wii
 

Oh i should have said - your UK games will work fine but don't bother buying Wii games in Canada as they won't work due to regional restrictions!

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We brought our Wii from the UK. We just got a US Wii power block from Amazon or eBay I guess. Works nicely. The UK Wii is happy to use a US block as the power output to the Wii is the same.
I guess it can't have been expensive when we bought it, or I would've used a transformer as I do for some larger items.

Re: UK Wii
 

That will work fine as the wii is a 12v system. eBay has many power chords that will work here on Canada

Re: UK Wii
 

Remind me - G Minor sustained or just good ol' reliable G? ;)

Re: UK Wii
 

Just to jump in, how would a PS4 cope with the Canadian power setup? Obviously there is no external power brick here.

:)

Re: UK Wii
 

Hi, we used our Wii power supply that came with us from England. I just cut the UK plug off and went to the Home Depot and bought some re-wireable Canadian plugs, put one of those on it and it works fine. We did have to buy a new power supply for the Xbox though. Even our UK TV works fine at 120v and that says 220 - 240v 50hz on it.
You can get 240v out of your house electrical panel as the clothes dryers and the range cookers are 240v.

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What does Nintendo tell you to do? I know Microsoft state that you need to change the power brick.