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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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 Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:54 am Post subject: Plugs |
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| I recently had a product sent over from the UK which has an English plug (three pins) so I need to get a converter. I have checked E-mart etc, but I failed in my quest to get one. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on one? |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Hello, Gwangjuboy!
When I brought an appliance over from the United States, I merely had someone cut the old plug off and replace it with a Korean plug. You can probably do the same. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:39 am Post subject: |
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I also have a question about the same type of situation. I brought a grow light over from the US. It is close to time to start using it.
Is a converter a big box-like thing?
Just what am I looking for? |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| It should be easy enough to do if you can find someone who knows the slightest bit about electricity. As a previous poster said you can just rewire it into a korean plug. My mother used to do the reverse (ie European/Korean plug into British/Irish plug) regularly with no ill effects. I even did it as a kid a few times with her telling me what goes where. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:07 am Post subject: |
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The only problem with changing it from a UK/US plug to a Korean one is that Korean plugs have no ground.
Go to your local electric shop, they should sell converters. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
I also have a question about the same type of situation. I brought a grow light over from the US. It is close to time to start using it.
Is a converter a big box-like thing?
Just what am I looking for? |
Yes, you want a step-down transformer, which is usually is usually box-shaped with a little carrying handle on top and vents on the side. Mine says "������ ���� ���б�" on it, meaning "portable home transformer"(I think). Write down "220~110v ���б�" and show it to whomever and you should get what you want. Amperage is important. The most popular ones are 5A, 10A, and 15A. The first one I bought was only 5A and the fuse kept blowing so I had to continually replace it. The one I currently have it 15. Even though it's much heavier and was more expensive, I've never had to replace the fuse. Bring the light with you to get the right one. If the light's plug is three-pronged, you'll probably also have to buy a three-to-two adaptor if you don't already have one. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:41 am Post subject: Re: Plugs |
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| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| I recently had a product sent over from the UK which has an English plug (three pins) so I need to get a converter. I have checked E-mart etc, but I failed in my quest to get one. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on one? |
Look around for those neighbourhood shops with coils of wire, brooms, and the like...they will often have lots of kinds of adaptors. tomato's advice might be okay in your case(UK voltage is usually the same or nearly the same), but I wouldn't try it with US/Can goods unless they are multi-voltage and you checked carefully first that they can handle the Korean 220v. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:53 am Post subject: |
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Warning to others:
I wouldn't be simply cutting off the plugs on appliances from your homeland and replacing them with a Korean ones unless you're SURE of the voltage in the place you are, or will be staying. The whole of Korea is not yet standardized at 220v - some parts are still using 100v.  |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Cheers folks.  |
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