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EggBeard Nov 11, 2015 @ 9:50am
What power cable is needed for the Steam Link
I have gotten the Steam Link from a GAME store in the UK. It didn't come with the power cable that goes between the link device and the 3 adapters it provides, it instead came with a power cable that has a 2 pin plug on one end, and there's no way to remove the two pin plug from the wire.

Meaning i've gotten 3 adapters (One of them the UK one I need) and one full 2 pin power plug.

Instead of asking GAME for help, because they are useless and I've already had to contact their customer support TWICE about other issues with the pre-order, I've decided to just buy the damn wire I need... However I have no idea what wire it is. The adapter plugs have a sticky out thing with 2 holes in it and the steam link has a little jack for it. Looks like the kind of thing you'd put a 3.5mm headphone jack into?

Any advice or help on what to buy and where to buy it from?
Last edited by EggBeard; Nov 11, 2015 @ 9:50am
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Viktor Frankl Nov 11, 2015 @ 9:52am 
Got mine from game too 😁 the adapter should be in the pack. If I remember correctly you have to unplug the US converter and plug the UK one instead.
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EggBeard Nov 11, 2015 @ 9:54am 
Originally posted by Red Fox:
Got mine from game too 😁 the adapter should be in the pack. If I remember correctly you have to unplug the US converter and plug the UK one instead.
I don't think there's any way to unplug it. I pulled the wire with some force and absolutely nothing. Also, even if I did manage to pull that wire out, it wouldn't be one of the "2 hole" things that plug into the adapters it gave me.
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Viktor Frankl Nov 11, 2015 @ 9:57am 
No. Don't pull wire.. Bad idea.. The US socket slides out of the power unit.. Don't force it. It should just slide off
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EggBeard Nov 11, 2015 @ 10:06am 
Originally posted by Red Fox:
No. Don't pull wire.. Bad idea.. The US socket slides out of the power unit.. Don't force it. It should just slide off
If this works I'm going to feel like the worlds biggest idiot.

But also happy.

Await my edit.

Edit: I'm an idiot! :D

For any follow idiots reading this, you have to wiggle it a bit. Mine was pretty stiff. I did try this before but I was worried of damaging it so I didn't pull as hard as I needed to.

Thank you, Red Fox!
Last edited by EggBeard; Nov 11, 2015 @ 10:09am
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Silicon Vampire Nov 11, 2015 @ 10:21am 
I always tell people, the only really stupid questions I ever hear is after someone has screwed something up.

Better to ask and learn than be blissful in your ignorance and screw yourself over...
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Viktor Frankl Nov 11, 2015 @ 11:33am 
np. Enjoy!
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Harpie YTGF Jan 4, 2016 @ 9:41am 
So my cat chewed up the power cable for my steam link and would anyone here know where I can get a replacement or what even type of cable it is and o can search for it myself ?
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