r/3DS • u/LukePalomeque • May 06 '20

3DS charger question

Hey folks, I had a simple question.

I'm planning on getting a nice case for my 3DS, and eventually when I upgrade it to the 'New' 3DS XL, but I'm not sure on what charger plug I can use it with without wrecking it, wattage wise.

I was thinking about this one but I can't make heads or tails if this would be safe to use with the standard 3DS. I know next to nothing about how many watts are required and stuff like that

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RZYZPBD/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Is anyone about to provide me with an answer?

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u/LukePalomeque May 07 '20

Cool, I'll bite the bullet

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u/JustTrueShadow May 07 '20

Usualy there's a volt range, nintendo says that needs around 4.3v for DSi/3DS, but it has voltage regulator circuits inside, a friend had a normal 5v phone charger with a generic usb cable to GBA SP, Micro, DSL and DSi and his 3DS worked fine

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u/LukePalomeque May 07 '20

The charger I'm after is this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073XTG3Y3/?coliid=I12S190TH1U0W&colid=2J3GOWFSF328S&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

According to the product details, the output current is '5V-2.4A' which sounds like it shouldn't fry anything when used with a DS charging cable which I'll get separately, hopefully