why doesnt ny nds charge in uk

[richtomas]

we have just back and got a nds from walmart and also got a us -uk adapter to charge ,but when we charged it the adapter came on ,but the nds woundnt charge ,need help my dd is in a panic

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

we have just back and got a nds from walmart and also got a us -uk adapter to charge ,but when we charged it the adapter came on ,but the nds woundnt charge ,need help my dd is in a panic

Is the "NDS"?? multi voltage? if its not specified for 120-240V it will probably not charge. (Possibly will swich off to avaoid damage to the circuitary)
You might need to buy a voltage converter to step it down to 120V

have you got a shaver point in the bathroom? try plugging it into the 120V side of that

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Please update if OBI's advice worked. We are planning on buying one in October for DD but if it doesn't work???

 

[Goofyish]

We bought a DS from the US last trip and the US charger was only rated at 110VAC so plugging this into the 230VAC UK supply using an adapter won't do it much good!
As Obi says you would need a step-down transformer to use it.

When we got back to the UK we bought a UK charger:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/6426.htm

 

[CustardTart]

We bought new chargers from amazon...

 

[giggler]

hi,

you need to buy a new charger, that is esay and cheap to solve via e-bay or amazon.
done this myself

giggler

 

[FloridaSam]

We bought a UK charger on our return. Try Game, Virgin etc on the high street and you'll be able to charge OK.

Sam

 

[jharrowell]

I got a DS in Virgin at DTD (love that AP discount) and what I did to get round the problem is get a USB to DS charging cable ($3.50 at the same store).

I just plug it into my PC whenever it's running a bit low now and it charges fine.

Only thing that bugs me is that I can't do the day in DD/MM/YY.