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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: Korean appliances to the U.S. need converters? |
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hi
I bought a digital camera here last year. Now I'm going home to the states and taking it and all it's parts along with me. I've got the battery charger and cord and I'm just wondering if I will need an actual converter for voltage or if just taking the adapter is ok?
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Some appliances are wired to use 110 or 220. you need to look on the charget to see what it says. If you're not sure, I would use a converter, because you have the possiblity of ruining your camera. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: Re: Korean appliances to the U.S. need converters? |
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| Snowkr wrote: |
hi
I bought a digital camera here last year. Now I'm going home to the states and taking it and all it's parts along with me. I've got the battery charger and cord and I'm just wondering if I will need an actual converter for voltage or if just taking the adapter is ok?
Any thoughts? |
Unless the charger was rated for 110-240v, (it will be 220-240v for Korea) you will probably need a voltage STEP-UP adapter.
Otherwise it will be underpowered and not work (like a flashlight with low batteries).
The good news is that the output on a charger is usually low voltage 3-12V) DC current so you can get a new charger back home that will work just fine at any Radio Shack or Best Buy. Just save the end off of your old charger to put on or compare to your new one. |
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