My new Nintendo DSi XL arrived with a 4.3V US wall charger. Soon, we will be on a vacation abroad and I need a solution for charging it where the outlet voltage is 220V. Before trying the USB port of my laptop, I wanted to make sure that it is safe to do so, provided the lower voltage of the native charger.
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From personal experience, I can say that no harm has come to my DSi by charging it using an appropriate USB cable (like the one seen in the link supplied by Blake).
I've been doing this for over a year, so I'm fairly certain there are no adverse effects.
1Go to a travel store and buy an adapter/voltage changer, i forget what they're called, ask an employee.
2We live in NZ which only has 220-240v and we bought our 25th Anniversary DSiXL online with a USB cable, which works very well.
The good thing about charging via the PC is that the PC adapter protects the unit from both the voltage variables and the cycles or Hz variables which can often damage wall chargers when coupled with voltage/travel adapters.
Make sure if you are planning on using a voltage travel adapter that it is also capable of the different cycles/Hz ratings too.
