Korean Job Discussion Forums

[cwflaneur]

I never paid attention to this before because I thought Korea was a 110/220 V country, which was ok with my laptop, ipod stereo, and external hard drive, all of which are 100 - 240 V. I just use 500won plug adaptors with them.

But today at my new apartment (and with a new laptop) I noticed on the socket it says 250 V. Hmm????

I've already been using those three devices on these outlets without a problem, but now I'm a bit concerned. Does anyone else have a power outlet that say 250V , and what have you been doing?

I'm going to ask everyone at work about this tomorrow but I'd be interested to see comments here as well.

Thanks.

[crossmr]

Do all your sockets say that? Sometimes there are more powerful sockets or things like washing machines, or other large appliances.

[Horangi Munshin]

Hmm. I must check at home.

I just looked at all the sockets in the English zone at work and they all have
16A250V on them.

[crossmr]

both of the sockets in my living room say 220v on them

[eamo]

Mine say 250V. All of them.

And I live in an apartment just built last year.

I don't think it matters. I remember seeing something, wish I still had the link, which explains that any modern appliance nowadays can take 220V - 250V..........the 30V range is not crucial.

................unless it's an American 110V-only appliance......which are becoming rarer and rarer.

[cwflaneur]

[eamo]

I'm 100% sure it's okay to plug an appliance labeled 100V-240V into a 250V socket.

Korean sockets may say 250V on them nowadays, but they're definitely still compatible with the old standard of 220V-240V.......so an appliance labeled 100V-240V would be fine.

My Canon camcorder charger says 100V - 240V but it works fine with the 250V sockets in my apt.

The only wrong thing to do is to plug an American 110V ONLY appliance into a 250V socket. With luck, you'll only blow an internal fuse in your appliance. Otherwise, you'll blow the transformer of the appliance.

[cwflaneur]

Cool. Thanks.