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greyhound
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:25 am Post subject: how many pins do plugs have in korea |
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what type of plugs do they have in Korea? I will be taking my notebook and printer so will need to get the correct type of adaptor. Is it the same as a UK adaptor or different? |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:38 am Post subject: Re: how many pins do plugs have in korea |
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greyhound wrote: |
what type of plugs do they have in Korea? I will be taking my notebook and printer so will need to get the correct type of adaptor. Is it the same as a UK adaptor or different? |
They are still the same as the last time you were in Korea. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:48 am Post subject: |
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Have you ever heard of the Internet? There may be an answer somewhere there. |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Location: under the hat
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:55 am Post subject: Re: how many pins do plugs have in korea |
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greyhound wrote: |
what type of plugs do they have in Korea? I will be taking my notebook and printer so will need to get the correct type of adaptor. Is it the same as a UK adaptor or different? |
Why not pick up a printer in Korea? They are dirt cheap. |
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TorontoToronto
Joined: 20 Jun 2016
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Ok I will get a local cord then and plug it into the transformer box. same for the printer I think. |
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TorontoToronto
Joined: 20 Jun 2016
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:42 am Post subject: |
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greyhound wrote: |
Ok I will get a local cord then and plug it into the transformer box. same for the printer I think. |
Some of the cords may have two female ports, some may have three. Best bet is bring the cord you're looking to swap out so you know exactly what the end has to look like to plug into the "brick". |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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That would work most of the time in most of Korea.
Most wall sockets in Korea are the 2 pin round types.
There are still a few legacy socket types in old buildings around the US bases that have 2 pin flat sockets.
Alternatively, when you get here, stop at your local family mart/7-11/Lotte Mart and get a power bar with universal sockets. They are also cheap.
https://www.110220volts.com/media/catalog/product/6/s/6strip_1.jpg
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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TorontoToronto wrote: |
http://www.yottadeals.net/pics/pics01/adapter/AC-Adapter-for-Viewsonic-VA712-VA712B.jpg
Most laptops you can unplug the male end cord from the transformer box and then plug in a local male end cord.
Likewise a lot of printers have power cords that can unplug from the printer. Again, you could probably find a cord at a computer store in Korea. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Koreans use the two prong European plug, it's universal there. Don't confuse the European plug with the unwieldy British plug. |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:52 am Post subject: |
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Is it exactly the same width between the 2 prongs as a EU plug? I can get a UK-EU plug at the airport. What's unwieldly about the British plug? It's more stable than a 2-pronged plug as it has a 3rd prong. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:49 am Post subject: |
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My Korean plug fits the American adapter for continental plugs. So I'm pretty sure it's the same plug.
British plugs are too stable. I used to know a British professor that would say "I'm surprised Americans don't get electrocuted by the flimsy American plugs". American plugs are flimsy and hang after several years of use, but the voltage is lower and they come out easier, you don't have to seriously grasp the plug maybe inadvertently grasping the prongs as well. |
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Aine1979
Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Location: Incheon
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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greyhound wrote: |
Is it exactly the same width between the 2 prongs as a EU plug? I can get a UK-EU plug at the airport. What's unwieldly about the British plug? It's more stable than a 2-pronged plug as it has a 3rd prong. |
It's exactly the same as the EU plug, any UK to EU adapter will work fine. |
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