Cant charge my USA DS in UK with converter

I borrowed my friends UK Nintendo charger and that charged my DS up no problem. I even borrowed my friends US adaptor that he uses for his laptop and that didnt work.

I am thinking that i might have a dodgy USA charger

thanks

mattaus1976

Maybe you've really got a UK DS Lite? lol

What do you mean by convert? Because correct me if I'm wrong but the UK uses around 220V or so for their electricity and US uses 110V. If you just used one of those plug adapters might have pooped your charger, because the DS charger doesn't have a voltage range. You need to put the charger through a transformer.

I have been told that if i buy a UK charger i will run the risk of doing damage to the DS because of the voltage difference, plus where in the owrld can you buy an oringnal DS charger from?mattaus1976

Nah, that wont happen. Oh and for original Nintendo brand DS chargers if it's a DS Lite they're usually around handheld accessory sections of stores like Wal-Mart. Even a 3rd party will do the job I have a 3rd party one that works fine, plus I find it better because it has a longer cable instead of Nintendo's.

I dont knwo what to do, so many different answers, think i will just keep on charging through my laptop.

I am also gooing to USA soon so will look into when i am there

thanks