Is it safe to run a japanese cabinet on 110V ?

[DYNAGOD]

i bought a japanese Cabinet today and it was designed to run at 100v. Is it safe to run the cabinet on 110-120v .
i dont want to burn my damn house down  
thanks

[DaveJ-UK]

If it says it needs 100v then that's exactly what it needs. If it says 100v - 120v (or a range) and your local voltage falls within that range, then you'll be fine.

You will need a step up transformer with the correct ratio otherwise.

[Bgnome]

ive known people who import stuff, (ie video game consoles), and dont have a problem plugging them in.  if there is a problem, you will most likely end up blowing a fuse on the power supply before your house burns down..

[RayB]

Don't do it. I knew a guy who brought back a pachinko machine from Japan and doofus he was, he plugged it in. We had a GREAT time playing "Smell the smoke", and "Look at the burn marks". What a swell time we had with that pachinko machine.

[paigeoliver]

Stick a multimeter in your socket, you might not have 120 volts anyway.

I have a Japan cab and it has no problems at 120 volts.

[Tailgunner]

From what I've read in the monitor forum, some of the japanese monitors don't like the extra voltage and will fail in short order.

[MonitorGuru]

You need a step-DOWN transformer, a 1:1 to 1 step down to convert 110 to 100.

Most home wiring in the US tests at 117.5 volts, significantly higher than 100 volts required by Japanese cabinets.

Unless the cabinet has an advanced switch mode transformer to convert both the game board and monitor voltages down, I would not suggest plugging it in without stepping down the voltage.

A 1:1 to 1 would convert 117.5 to 106.8 volts, a lot closer to 100 volts.

Ninitendo Sanyo monitors are notorius for blowing key components when plugged in without the step down transformer.

[DYNAGOD]

seeing theres no clear cut opinion here,i dont want to take the chance..ill just get a stepdown transormer and play it safe.
ive played "smell the smoke" before, its nota fun game  
besides replacing a 29" nanao dual res monitor will no doubt cost more than the whole cabinet did...
Any recomendations on a source/manufacturer for a suitable transformer?
again thanks all for your input  

[fredster]

Was it ran in the US?  If it was, it's a pretty safe bet that it will work okay.