GBA SP and overseas gaming question

[elviticus]

I'm getting ready to go overseas (to England and Amsterdam) for a couple of weeks, and of course I want to take my GBA with me.... here's my problem:

 

Since my GBA is rechargeable, not battery operated - how can I (or can I?) recharge it when I'm in England?

 

If worse comes to worse, I still have my original GBA which uses batteries. I hate the dark screen, however, so if anyone can offer any advice, I'd appreciate it!

[brpocock]

I'm getting ready to go overseas (to England and Amsterdam) for a couple of weeks, and of course I want to take my GBA with me....  here's my problem:

 

Since my GBA is rechargeable, not battery operated  - how can I (or can I?) recharge it when I'm in England?

 

If worse comes to worse, I still have my original GBA which uses batteries.  I hate the dark screen, however, so if anyone can offer any advice, I'd appreciate it!

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A European charger would have the same voltage on the side connected to the GBA, so you should be able to pick one up from an European gaming store. Barring that, a good ol' 240/50 -> 120/60 converter is about $20 at an electronics shop.

[jsoper]

I'm getting ready to go overseas (to England and Amsterdam) for a couple of weeks, and of course I want to take my GBA with me....  here's my problem:

 

Since my GBA is rechargeable, not battery operated  - how can I (or can I?) recharge it when I'm in England?

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How come you only asked about England? Are you planning other free-time activities for Amsterdam?

[128bytes]

I'm getting ready to go overseas (to England and Amsterdam) for a couple of weeks, and of course I want to take my GBA with me....  here's my problem:

 

Since my GBA is rechargeable, not battery operated  - how can I (or can I?) recharge it when I'm in England?

 

If worse comes to worse, I still have my original GBA which uses batteries.  I hate the dark screen, however, so if anyone can offer any advice, I'd appreciate it!

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Taking the original GBA is certainly easiest. If you're packing small I'd go with that (especially if you have a worm light or flood light). The freedom of sticking in AA's is huge. You could also bring both, plus a link cable - especially if you're traveling with a friend!

 

If you want to bring the SP, you can get another power adapter.

It's too bad that Nintendo does not distribute multivoltage-capable power adapters. BTW, the Game Boy Micro, which I just bought, does not have a multivoltage power adapter either. Here are 2 options which cost $20 or less:

 

 

Option 1: Get a multivoltage converter for battery chargers. The advantage to Option 1 is that you can use it for other electric stuff you might be bringing, or:

 

Option 2:

If you are not leaving for a while, Lik-Sang sells a variety of multivoltage power adapters for the GBA SP for $4.99. I'd recommend the USA-plugged one, since you can use it as a second charger when you get home, and you'll need different plugs for the UK and the Netherlands anyway. Then you just need a travel plug adapter kit, which is available in lots of places. The advantage to Option 2 is that you have a second AC adaptor to use after your trip.

[keilbaca]

Or...

 

You can get a usb charger for your laptop, if you're taking it along.

 

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/games/...BPelican%5D.htm

 

Really cheap, does the job good, and charges faster than the wall adapter.

[elviticus]

Great - thanks everybody.

 

I think I'll get a 240 to 120 converter, as my wife will need it too for her hair dryer etc.

 

And... yes.... in Amsterdam, I probably won't be playing too much game boy!

[Flojomojo]

That Amazon link is a great suggestion - I didn't realize there were real voltage converters that small. Everything I've seen has been only a pin converter, which won't help with the GBA since the brick only does one voltage.

 

One other alternative would be a 3rd party adapter from Pelican, which you can get for $8 or so from Best Buy without waiting for Lik-Sang to ship.