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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Korea/Japan Voltage |
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| Quick question...if I were to move to Japan and wanted to bring all my appliances (HDTV, Computer, 360, etc.) that have all been purchased in Korea, how difficult would it be to safely wire up all the gear? How readily available are Korea/Japan converters? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| There's a significant difference in voltage. You would need one of those transformers to downgrade the 220V to 100 or 110v. Unless they had 100-240v multi voltage abilities eg. laptops have that for worldwide use. If it's multi voltage then well you just need a plug converter. I know I wouldn't be buying a Sharp air cleaner here to take back to Canada with me. It's only 220v in Korea and I'm not interested in having a giant transformer box to change the voltage accordingly. |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Korea/Japan Voltage |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Quick question...if I were to move to Japan and wanted to bring all my appliances (HDTV, Computer, 360, etc.) that have all been purchased in Korea, how difficult would it be to safely wire up all the gear? How readily available are Korea/Japan converters? |
Have a look at each of the individual pieces of electronics in question, and see if they can handle multiple voltages.. what you are looking for is something that says AC 100~240V. If it has that, its just a simple plug/ prong adapter that is required. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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FYI: Wii from North America cannot handle Korean voltage as the brick is 120v only. I hope I didn't brick mine  |
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thiophene
Joined: 15 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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My hair straightener has the following...numbers
125/250v AC 50/60Hz 100W
Can I safely use this in Korea?
Many thanks! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| thiophene wrote: |
My hair straightener has the following...numbers
125/250v AC 50/60Hz 100W
Can I safely use this in Korea?
Many thanks! |
Yes, you can
BUT
Make sure there isn't a switch you need to flick to change from one (125v)to the other (250v). |
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