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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:40 am Post subject: Voltage Converter or Plug Adapter? And where? |
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I brought 3 things with me to Korea that use the American type plugs.
I need to be able to get power to them, so how do I do it?
With one of these - http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId={E8212059-D221-4EVERESTB50-AD1A-17ED71400E2B}&ic=GS9 or with a Voltage Converter?
Can you link me to something I could buy in Korea? I'm in a small city and think the hassle of finding it in person might not be worth it.
Searches came up empty. 
Thanks! |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:59 am Post subject: |
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Okay- what you showed in the pic will be fine for something like a laptop plug- where there's a gadget to convert the voltage automatically.
Otherwise what you'll need is a voltage converter or in konglish- trans/( or transformer) They're about the size of a brick, cost around 15-20,000W and should be available anywhere you' buy tools. Check in the tool section of E-mart or whatever, and if that doesn't work- ask someone at your school about it. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:04 am Post subject: |
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Okay- what you showed in the pic will be fine for something like a laptop plug- where there's a gadget to convert the voltage automatically.
Otherwise what you'll need is a voltage converter or in konglish- trans/( or transformer) They're about the size of a brick, cost around 15-20,000W and should be available anywhere you' buy tools. Check in the tool section of E-mart or whatever, and if that doesn't work- ask someone at your school about it. |
It also works well with an electric razor. Electronics that require low amounts of power seem to work okay with a straight plug adaptor. However if you have something that sucks amps like a hair dryer or TV you pretty much want to get one of those power brick things. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Just an add on to the thread. When I got here I had to get an adaptor to use one of the large (brick like) converters with my computer. The adaptor was so I could change my computer plug from a three prong to two prong.
I found one at the electronics market in Seoul after looking everywhere in my neighborhood. I hope this helps someone. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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mindme,
I agree with you in terms of using the large converter for things that take a high amounts of energy.
I would caution anyone using a hairdryer they brought with them from home with the large (brick like) converter. I blew a fuse doing that. I ended up buying a cheap little hairdryer at Wal-Mart for 5,000 won.
It's better then blowing your converter out and then having to replace a fuse. My advice is to go one step further then you said, save the large converter for REALLY important things. |
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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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When I get back to the US, I am guessing a plug adapter would not work too well with my NTSC-J XBOX with Korean prongs?
Need the converter? Or maybe just need a US XBOX plug? |
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