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[Ribs75]

Hi,


I am coming over to South Korea at the end of next month. I have read on the internet that the electricity supply is (either?) 110 or 230 Volts.

This confuses me. Which one is it?

I would like to bring my laptop computer over and don't want it to blow up if possible!

Being from the UK, I am hoping that the voltage will be 230V like here.

[AdamH]

It's mostly 220v, except for a few old outlets that are 110v. Oh, and AFAIK, it's 60Hz.

[Ribs75]

Ah, so if it's 60Hz there, but 50Hz here in the UK, that still means that my computer will blow up, right?

I am not sure about this and would like to know if anybody else can use 50Hz appliances.

Help!

[denverdeath]

Check you laptop. Nowadays, most of them can automatically adapt to different voltages - check the range it can handle. I was able to use a razor I bought here(Korea) in Canada...I just had to use the plug adaptor that came with it. I think we're on 120v/60Hz in my part of Canada. I'm not sure what kind of prongs are on the plugs in the UK but you might want to get a Korean adaptor there before coming. Your computer probably won't blow up, it just might not work. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the 60Hz/50Hz thing won't be a big issue. That might be more of a problem if you were trying to play PAL software/videos on a Korean TV, video console, or DVD player. You can always buy a step-up/down transformer here if you need one for voltage issues.

This website has lots of good info on it:

http://www.toroid.com/custom_transformers/technical_bulletin_2.htm

Here's another one about PAL and NTSC:

http://www.centralshop.com.au/news/ntscpal.asp

[eamo]

Anything from the UK will work perfectly in Korea. I know because I've tried. You just need to buy a 2-pin power cord when you arrive for your laptop's power pack.

[denverdeath]

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