Use a 5A kettle cord , the ps2 power cord is 2.5A ~250v , it will heat up. Buy a power cord with 5A ~250v (5A kettle cord with fuse) and use it on a US ps3 slim, it will not heat up.

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I'm from india , i recently bought a ps3 slim 250gb CECH-2001B from the US and am succesful in playing it in india. I connected to the 220v plug using an older ps2 220-240v cable. No step down transformer is needed. Am using a power strip with fuse for protection.

I'm from india , i recently bought a ps2 slim 250gb CECH-2001B from the US and am succesful in playing it in india. I connected to the 220v plug using an older ps2 220-240v cable. No step down transformer is needed. Am using a power strip with fuse for protection.