Understood! Thanks! When the PAL 3DS comes in the mail, I'll check the charger to make sure the output is the same as the output on the US charger. If it is, I'll use the US charger. If it isn't, I'll go buy a converter from radioshack.
Something interesting: On the top of the american 3ds, where the charger input is, it says '4.6V = IN'. This supports the idea that the output is the important part, and that I need to make sure the new 3DS takes the same output.
I think I know enough information to figure it out on my own when the PAL 3DS comes in the mail this Friday. Thank you all! I'll let you guys know what happened so you can use this as a reference for others!
My EUR charger says:
The =... is actually some weird symbol. It's like an =, but the bottom line is dotted. I'm not sure why it says bloc d'alimentation instead of just "charger", but that's normal for Nintendo chargers here.charger said:bloc d'alimentation
WAP-002(EUR)
PRI.:230V~50Hz 7W
SEC.:4.6V=...900mA
Which is why it's better to just use the one that works without any converters. You're right about PAL being only for monitors and stuff, though.That's not entirely true. A typical european charger which was designed to work at 220/240V will work half as efficient when fed only 110/120V, so keep that in mind. The other way around, using a US charger in Europe will result in burning the fuse the moment it's connected, so let's just say it's not advised to use it.The input voltage shouldn't matter because that's what the charger gets from the power outlet. In Europe the default input voltage is 220-240, but in America it's half of that. The charger more or less takes the input current and converts it to the output current. (in this case, 4,6V and 0,9A) Since the output is the same (Ampere is just as important as Volts!), you shouldn't have any trouble. I don't advise trying to use the PAL charger though, especially because you have a working NTSC one so it's not really necessary anyway.
If you want to connect a charger that works on a different voltage than the one in your outlet, you need to buy a converter (it's just a basic transformer, really) to convert the current to the one familiar for the charger.
Also, no such thing as a PAL 3DS, NTSC 3DS, PAL charger and NTSC charger - NTSC and PAL refers to video modes of TV's, that, and only that.