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bluj8y
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:23 am Post subject: Need some confirmation |
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Hello! I've been trying to search the board for my answers, just wanted to get it straight...
To use my battery charger, i would need a converter 120V -->220V (the charger has a 120V label)
To use my laptop, i would need an plug adaptor. The ac adaptor has a 100-240V label).
Yes??
I'm trying to buy them before i get into K land.
Thanks in advance! |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Yes, on both counts.
You're probably better off getting the step-down transformer here though as they are a bit heavy to lug around. Also, you might actually be able to get a recharger and batteries for not much more money than the transformer itself here. |
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bluj8y
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks. I iwll take your advice and just buy batteries/charger in Korea..
Thanks again! |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Need some confirmation |
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| bluj8y wrote: |
Hello! I've been trying to search the board for my answers, just wanted to get it straight...
To use my battery charger, i would need a converter 120V -->220V (the charger has a 120V label)
To use my laptop, i would need an plug adaptor. The ac adaptor has a 100-240V label).
Yes??
I'm trying to buy them before i get into K land.
Thanks in advance! |
| denverdeath wrote: |
Yes, on both counts.
You're probably better off getting the step-down transformer here though as they are a bit heavy to lug around. Also, you might actually be able to get a recharger and batteries for not much more money than the transformer itself here. |
ACTUALLY, this is most likely a NO on both accounts.
No need for a step down converter, all laptops these days are shipped with plug packs that make it easy for international travel. If you pull the cord out of your laptop, you will notice that there are actually two segments to it. There is the top part which plugs into your computer and has a kind of box at the bottom of it. Into the box part, you can plug in another segment that jacks into the wall at the other end.
The OP already stated that the top part of the cord is rated at 100-220V which is good. However, you also have to look at the frequency and make sure that it supports 50-60Hz. If you have both of these, which I'm sure you will since it supports the Volatage range, then all you have to do is replace the bottom part of the cord that goes into the wall. You can leave the one you have at home (the one for your home country), and pick up one for Korea (it's the same as one from France if you want to get it before leaving - good luck finding one though), once you get here for around 1500 won. I've personally done this and had no problems.
You should also have no problem with your battery charger. Just buy a plug adaptor (not a converter, just the prongs), once you get here and plug it into the wall. you can get one for like 500 won. Just make sure your device ac adaptor is also rated at 50-60Hz and there will be no problem. I've also done this personally with chargers for my MD player and camera charger, in Canada and in Korea.
Replacing the cord and buying a prong adaptor will work with almost all high-end electronics as they are all made with built in frequency and voltage mudulators these days. Always check the ratings on the AC adaptor and do as I said above. If the appropriate Voltage and frequency isn't supported, then use a step-down or step-up converter, but never otherwise. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Need some confirmation |
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| jazblanc77 wrote: |
| bluj8y wrote: |
Hello! I've been trying to search the board for my answers, just wanted to get it straight...
To use my battery charger, i would need a converter 120V -->220V (the charger has a 120V label)
To use my laptop, i would need an plug adaptor. The ac adaptor has a 100-240V label).
Yes??
I'm trying to buy them before i get into K land.
Thanks in advance! |
| denverdeath wrote: |
Yes, on both counts.
You're probably better off getting the step-down transformer here though as they are a bit heavy to lug around. Also, you might actually be able to get a recharger and batteries for not much more money than the transformer itself here. |
ACTUALLY, this is most likely a NO on both accounts.
No need for a step down converter, all laptops these days are shipped with plug packs that make it easy for international travel. If you pull the cord out of your laptop, you will notice that there are actually two segments to it. There is the top part which plugs into your computer and has a kind of box at the bottom of it. Into the box part, you can plug in another segment that jacks into the wall at the other end.
The OP already stated that the top part of the cord is rated at 100-220V which is good. However, you also have to look at the frequency and make sure that it supports 50-60Hz. If you have both of these, which I'm sure you will since it supports the Volatage range, then all you have to do is replace the bottom part of the cord that goes into the wall. You can leave the one you have at home (the one for your home country), and pick up one for Korea (it's the same as one from France if you want to get it before leaving - good luck finding one though), once you get here for around 1500 won. I've personally done this and had no problems.
You should also have no problem with your battery charger. Just buy a plug adaptor (not a converter, just the prongs), once you get here and plug it into the wall. you can get one for like 500 won. Just make sure your device ac adaptor is also rated at 50-60Hz and there will be no problem. I've also done this personally with chargers for my MD player and camera charger, in Canada and in Korea.
Replacing the cord and buying a prong adaptor will work with almost all high-end electronics as they are all made with built in frequency and voltage mudulators these days. Always check the ratings on the AC adaptor and do as I said above. If the appropriate Voltage and frequency isn't supported, then use a step-down or step-up converter, but never otherwise. |
Read the OP again. It's a "yes" on both counts. |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Need some confirmation |
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| jazblanc77 wrote: |
You should also have no problem with your battery charger. Just buy a plug adaptor (not a converter, just the prongs), once you get here and plug it into the wall... |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Need some confirmation |
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| the saint wrote: |
| jazblanc77 wrote: |
You should also have no problem with your battery charger. Just buy a plug adaptor (not a converter, just the prongs), once you get here and plug it into the wall... |
... while you stand back and watch the fireworks. This is best done in a darkened room for full effect |
Yes, I re-read the OP, you are right... sorry 'bout that!
However, everything I said is still true as far as looking at your ac adaptor ratings. If the voltage that you need is withing the range and it is 50-60Hz, you don't need a converter (step-down/step-up). |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Need some confirmation |
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| bluj8y wrote: |
Hello! I've been trying to search the board for my answers, just wanted to get it straight...
To use my battery charger, i would need a converter 120V -->220V (the charger has a 120V label)
To use my laptop, i would need an plug adaptor. The ac adaptor has a 100-240V label).
Yes??
I'm trying to buy them before i get into K land.
Thanks in advance! |
I have a converter that I bought in Germany that says 110v-->220v and it has the two round prongs. Will this work for my camera charger? |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Are the two round prongs the plug itself, or what you plug into the adapter? If it's for the adapter, it sounds like you have a unit that'll help you use Korean(220V) products in places like NA or elsewhere where 120V is the std. On my transformer, the plug has two prongs for plugging in here in Korea and on the face of it there are two separate NA(two-slot, square) sockets and it says 110V. Hence, it's a step-down: 220V-120V. Yours seems like a step-up: 120V-220V. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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| denverdeath wrote: |
| Are the two round prongs the plug itself, or what you plug into the adapter? If it's for the adapter, it sounds like you have a unit that'll help you use Korean(220V) products in places like NA or elsewhere where 120V is the std. On my transformer, the plug has two prongs for plugging in here in Korea and on the face of it there are two separate NA(two-slot, square) sockets and it says 110V. Hence, it's a step-down: 220V-120V. Yours seems like a step-up: 120V-220V. |
I think I just explained it wrong. I think I have the same thing that you described except it says 110 instead of 120. I guees to be safe I could bring some kind of cheap electronic device from the united states and plug it in to test the converter. |
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