nintendo 64 won't turn on

[Guaripolo]

hi, i've recently got a nintendo 64 from a friend, it's a 110v unit, i've plugged a 220 to 110v small converter and when i turn it on it flashes the red light for about two seconds, make a little electric noise and then the light shuts off. If i disconnect the unit, wait for about 20-30 seconds and try it again, it does the same thing.
Did anyone knows what can it be? thanks in advance.

[marshallh]

Those converters are only designed to run motors and inductive loads (like a hairdryer, shaver) and typically fail with electronics. Even worse when combined with the fact that the N64 PSU is a switching supply, not a linear reg like the SNES and such

[Guaripolo]

ok, will try with a better converter. Thanks!

[Oldgamingfart]

Alternatively you could try getting hold of a native 220v PSU. The output voltages are the same for all region N64 consoles.

[l_oliveira]

Smell the power supply as that specific fault is usually caused by blown capacitor (meaning that someone has already put it straight to a 220v wall outlet, damaging it). If you feel some odd or "sweet" smell and feel that a oily liquid is leaking from it, the capacitor leaked.

So indeed follow Oldgamingfart's advice and pursue an native 220v power supply.

[Guaripolo]

i don't think that it was plugged to 220v, the owner (a friend of mine) was very careful with this console. So i will try a better converter or search for a 220 PSU, thank you for all the answers!