Now this question is probably more aimed at fellow Europeans. I'm wondering how hard/easy it is to get a properly mounted socket which outputs 110/120 volts in Europe? Of course I know about step down converters and such, but I prefer the idea of having a proper Japanese/American socket for use with import consoles. I know that there must be a way to get this to work since my parents bathroom had a "razor socket" for ages - which output proper 120 volts and was used by me years ago to run a imported saturn by using a very, very long cable from the bathroom up to my room. So what is needed to get a 120 volt socket? Can I do it myself without burning the house down or should I get someone to do it? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Most shaver sockets only have a weedy non isolated step down which will struggle to do 1Amp, which means that anything more then a Saturn will cause it to overload. If you have three phase (unlikely...) then you have 115V already... or if you said I live in America then getting 220V is a piece of piss as long as you like in a house. Probably better off talking to an electrian as step downs will generate heat so having it someone else where you can access it and having a cable behind the wall to a plug socket is going to be the easiest.
Agreed. Plus, I wonder if you might run into building code issues if you had a permanent US spec socket in your house.
Practically impossible, and it wouldn't have a 60Hz cycle, so there's little point. You would need to read the wiring regulations for your country (BS7671 in the UK, unsure about Germany) to see if it is possible. We don't generally use split phase in the UK (which I believe is used in the US), no idea about the rest of Europe. You definately WOULD NOT want to do this yourself!! You would be much better off investing in a beefy step-down transformer that will run the devices you want. If you need more, then get another transformer. It is unlikely that you'll want to run more than one device at a time, anyway. An alternative would be to replace the PSUs with European ones.
60Hz cycle doesn't really matter for most devices, unless you are wanting to run something with a AC motor in it...
Seriously, just replace the PSUs on the various devices. The least amount of cash & hassle (depending on the item of course).
