I'm trying to find an ac adapter that fits the new ps2 I got (the new slim kind) and it says 8.5 V on the power slot (not the ones from the original ps2) but all I got is a 9v output, would this hurt my system?

8/11/2008 10:17:02 PM

I would give it a 95% chance you'd be okay.

Sony would have to be complete idiots to use circuitry that COULDN'T tolerate a .5V difference. And typically, the voltage regulators they use have a much broader tolerance.

8/11/2008 10:28:17 PM

I've used 9.4v or some such on 9v guitar pedals before.

8/11/2008 10:30:00 PM

^^ is right

Also, I don't know what kind of plug it has on the end, but make sure the polarity matches.

8/11/2008 10:30:17 PM

you should be good to go

8/11/2008 10:41:43 PM

i would do it.

8/11/2008 10:52:18 PM

People, it depends on what kind of power the device is expecting. For example, a lot of networking equipment uses switch-mode regulated adapters which output 5V when they are rated at 5V. Your average 9V wall adapter is nothing more than a heavy transformer with filtering circuitry and therefore its output voltage has very little to do with its rating. A 9V adapter will often output as much as 15V if it is unloaded.

That said, as a consumer product I suspect a ps2 can handle even absurdly high voltages, but I would not risk it if it was my ps2 until I checked someone elses working ps2 adapter.

8/11/2008 11:19:09 PM