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Trumpcard
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject: going home - advice needed |
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I'm going home to Australia shortly. I'm totally clueless when it comes to certain technological things! So please help!
I want to use my Korean laptop when I go home. It's a DELL model about 2 years old and I'm pretty sure the black brick-like box on the cable is it's power supply or converter or something. All i need to buy is a plug adapter? If I do this will my laptop fry when I plug it in in Australia? What about smaller items such as a digital camera? |
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Underwaterbob

Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Everything should be fine. Australia uses the same voltage as South Korea. You just need the plug adapter. |
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blackjack

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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Australia has the same voltage so all you need is a plug adaptor. I recommend but 1 five plug multibox here and taking it home with you that way you only need to buy one adaptor
Enjoy the coming summer |
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Trumpcard
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks guys for this info! I guess the adapters would be bought at Yongsan? Any place closer to Itaewon? |
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blackjack

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| yongsan, supermarket, airport etc |
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Rusty Shackleford
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| You should be able to pull the plug out of the box. It should come out easily, then simply slip in an Australian version of the plug. It should be either a two or three pin female lead (that goes into the box.) You might be able to get one for nothing from an old device like a printer. I used the plug from my old PS1. |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Location: On your computer screen.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| blackjack wrote: |
Australia has the same voltage so all you need is a plug adaptor. I recommend but 1 five plug multibox here and taking it home with you that way you only need to buy one adaptor
Enjoy the coming summer |
Does NZ also have the same voltage? |
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blackjack

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| asylum seeker wrote: |
| blackjack wrote: |
Australia has the same voltage so all you need is a plug adaptor. I recommend but 1 five plug multibox here and taking it home with you that way you only need to buy one adaptor
Enjoy the coming summer |
Does NZ also have the same voltage? |
yes and even the same plugs (sorry just reread this same plugs as australia)
adapters can be bought cheap in yongsan here or dicksmith back home |
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