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Scriabin
Joined: 19 Nov 2010
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 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject: Can I bring a Power Strip from Canada? |
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And simply attach it to the outlet via an adapter? (not converter) It makes life much simpler, instead of purchasing 6 separate voltage adapters lol!
Any possible dangers to this method? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Can I bring a Power Strip from Canada? |
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| Scriabin wrote: |
And simply attach it to the outlet via an adapter? (not converter) It makes life much simpler, instead of purchasing 6 separate voltage adapters lol!
Any possible dangers to this method? |
Can you bring a power strip = yes.
will it work = yes.
will it need a plug adapter to plug it in = yes.
can you run 110 volt appliances off of it without a transformer = no.
can you run 110-240VAC electronics off it without problem = yes.
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Scriabin
Joined: 19 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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can you run 110-240VAC electronics off it without problem = yes.
there's my answer  |
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Scriabin
Joined: 19 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| but would the extra voltage potentially damage my Canadian power strip? |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Scriabin wrote: |
| but would the extra voltage potentially damage my Canadian power strip? |
That's what a transformer is for. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| Scriabin wrote: |
| but would the extra voltage potentially damage my Canadian power strip? |
Just a power strip (basically an extension cord) = no.
Power strip with switch = no but it may kill the light in the switch.
Power bar with surge protector = yes, destroyed in about 20 seconds.
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Canonite
Joined: 01 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:19 am Post subject: |
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What I was planning on doing is getting a transformer and THEN plugging my Canadian powerstrip (switchable/surge protected) into the transformer.
As long as I don't exceed the maximum wattage output of the transformer, this should work fine, right? |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| Canonite wrote: |
What I was planning on doing is getting a transformer and THEN plugging my Canadian powerstrip (switchable/surge protected) into the transformer.
As long as I don't exceed the maximum wattage output of the transformer, this should work fine, right? |
I have a powerstrip plugged into a voltage transformer and it works fine. I just make sure whatever I plug in doesn't exceed the capacity of the transformer. |
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Canonite
Joined: 01 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Canonite wrote: |
What I was planning on doing is getting a transformer and THEN plugging my Canadian powerstrip (switchable/surge protected) into the transformer.
As long as I don't exceed the maximum wattage output of the transformer, this should work fine, right? |
I have a powerstrip plugged into a voltage transformer and it works fine. I just make sure whatever I plug in doesn't exceed the capacity of the transformer. |
Awesome, thanks. All I'm planning on plugging in are camera chargers (negligible draw, the biggest one is 25W/2A) and my laptop (65W/3.5A)
So I'm thinking of something that's capable of 7-10A/150-ishW.
Also, anything that says 110-240V on it can be plugged straight into the wall with just a cheap plug converter, right? (this would actually take care of most of my chargers  ) |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Why? There are power strips here. Most of your chargers are 110-220 check the adapters. I only had like 1 charger that wasn't 110-220 and I replaced it when I got here for like 5000W. (about $4.50)
All you need is a little black prong adapter for each one that costs like 50 cents. |
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Canonite
Joined: 01 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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haha yeah, I just looked today and realized that all of mine are dual voltage...this is rather neat.
Where do you guys get the 50 cent prong adapters you speak of? (I should have ordered some on eBay if I thought of it early enough!) I saw some at Wal Mart today, but they were expensive ($15 to a package that contained ONE Korean one and a bunch of other ones for all around the world). |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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haha yeah, I just looked today and realized that all of mine are dual voltage...this is rather neat.
Where do you guys get the 50 cent prong adapters you speak of? (I should have ordered some on eBay if I thought of it early enough!) I saw some at Wal Mart today, but they were expensive ($15 to a package that contained ONE Korean one and a bunch of other ones for all around the world). |
E-mart, home-plus, lotte-mart, your local stationary store.
They cost between 300-500 won and change from 2 flat plugs to Korean round plugs.
An alternative would be to bring a cheap power bar from home and simply cut the plug off the end and add a new Korean one (takes about 30 seconds and costs about 500 won for a new plug end to screw on).
If you want plug adapters that can accept 3-prong plugs (like your laptop) they will cost about $1.50.
You can also get universal power bars (that plug into a Korean socket and accept round, flat and 3-prong plugs) for about 7-10k won at the nanjin arcade in Yongsan. Homeplus sometimes has them in stock also but they will cost about 15k there.
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
Why? There are power strips here. Most of your chargers are 110-220 check the adapters. I only had like 1 charger that wasn't 110-220 and I replaced it when I got here for like 5000W. (about $4.50)
All you need is a little black prong adapter for each one that costs like 50 cents. |
A powerstrip is a great idea. I brought one when I came here, and glad I did. It plugs into my transformer and allows me to run my wii, us cellphone (aka alarm clock), beard trimmer, and laptop (yea the adapter is cheap, but I dont need it). Important: don't use one of those travel transformers; I melted mine in a week. There are brick transformers here that can be had pretty cheaply. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| akcrono wrote: |
| crossmr wrote: |
Why? There are power strips here. Most of your chargers are 110-220 check the adapters. I only had like 1 charger that wasn't 110-220 and I replaced it when I got here for like 5000W. (about $4.50)
All you need is a little black prong adapter for each one that costs like 50 cents. |
A powerstrip is a great idea. I brought one when I came here, and glad I did. It plugs into my transformer and allows me to run my wii, us cellphone (aka alarm clock), beard trimmer, and laptop (yea the adapter is cheap, but I dont need it). Important: don't use one of those travel transformers; I melted mine in a week. There are brick transformers here that can be had pretty cheaply. |
Other than the Wii, everything else is almost always dual voltage, so again, not much point in dragging that over. I only use a transformer for my Wii. |
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Canonite
Joined: 01 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Canonite wrote: |
haha yeah, I just looked today and realized that all of mine are dual voltage...this is rather neat.
Where do you guys get the 50 cent prong adapters you speak of? (I should have ordered some on eBay if I thought of it early enough!) I saw some at Wal Mart today, but they were expensive ($15 to a package that contained ONE Korean one and a bunch of other ones for all around the world). |
E-mart, home-plus, lotte-mart, your local stationary store.
They cost between 300-500 won and change from 2 flat plugs to Korean round plugs.
An alternative would be to bring a cheap power bar from home and simply cut the plug off the end and add a new Korean one (takes about 30 seconds and costs about 500 won for a new plug end to screw on).
If you want plug adapters that can accept 3-prong plugs (like your laptop) they will cost about $1.50.
You can also get universal power bars (that plug into a Korean socket and accept round, flat and 3-prong plugs) for about 7-10k won at the nanjin arcade in Yongsan. Homeplus sometimes has them in stock also but they will cost about 15k there.
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Sweet! As usual, you're a fountain of information...thanks
Are any/all of these stores present in Changwon? I'm thinking of buying ONE adapter here (so I can get started with my laptop/camera ASAP there) and then most likely getting a powerstrip with the Korean wall plug but US/Canada outlets.
I'd make my own, but I've seen too many houses go up in flames because of shoddy home-made electronics...I'd rather shell out the few bucks for a proper piece |
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