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jerseyblue
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:25 am Post subject: where to buy a voltage converter in HCMC? |
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| I need to convert 220v AC (Vietnamese) to a 120v appliance. I've got the prong/plug adapter, just need to find a shop that will have the converter. |
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LettersAthruZ
Joined: 25 Apr 2010
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Location: North Viet Nam
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:39 am Post subject: |
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WHAT do you have that needs to be converted??
If it's anything electric / electronic that was purchased in a Western Nation after 2001, it SHOULD have an internal voltage regulator and flow seamlessly between 120v/220v..... |
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Beautiful Loser
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| Get a power strip that has a fuse and try it, if you don't know if there's an internal regulator. |
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jerseyblue
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:30 am Post subject: |
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I have a set of speakers (the subwoofer needs to be plugged in) and a blender. Both just say 120v and nothing about self conversion. I'm just concerned because I did witness my friend fry a bass amp.
I used my old laptop in Asia without a converter and just a plug adapter (it overheated and fried recently, but was used in Korea for 2 years). I suspect that not having a converter helped to kill the battery early and to kill the laptop. |
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loerzel
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| Lotte Mart in District 7 has them on the second floor. |
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