krnboitae

I'm going to Korea this summer.
and I'm gonna be using my laptop in Korea...

which voltage converter/adaptor do I need???
Please give me some advice!
Thanks!

cpx

Chances are your computer power-supply supports 100-240Volts (check the
specs)

Chances are you won't even need a pin converter in South Korea.

Check this out: http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm

coldfoot

assuming you have 100-240 equipment, you may need 2 round-prong adapters.

some hotels have US 110 sockets as well.

altaskier

In most cases, the thing that's easier to check than the specs is the printing on the power supply itself. If it says 110-240 or something like that, you're fine.

Boraxo

If you do buy an adaptor see if you can find a way to test it. We bought one from Magellan that blew our DVD plug and almost shorted a hairdryer.

Fortunately our camera and cells already had dual voltage plugs

cpx

Generally a "travel" voltage converter that works for a hair dryer
would not work for a DVD player.. and vice versa.

Please check the manual before you use it.

ConciergeMike

Go to Brookstone or Sharper Image and get a good set of converters. You'll be fine anywhere in the world.

gj83

I investigated getting a converted before my last international trip and decided it is not worth it. Most things I needed already had 110-240 range built in. Laptop chargers do as well as most anything else that has a box type plug in instead of the normal kind.

I have also decided that under no circumstances should hair dryers be used in other countries unless they make ones specifically for travel. Too many horror stories.

Adapters on the other hand are fine. They just allow you to use your | | plugs in o o outlets or / \ outlets or whatever the country may throw at you. I bought a $9 one and it allowed me to plug in my ipod charger (no converter needed) and some various other chargers I had as well as my laptop. No flames...no fires.

UAL Traveler

True, however most 125VAC-rated basic hairdryers with a single HI/LO switch can be used with 250VAC if the switch is set to LO. In many models, the LO setting adds in about three times the HI heater-resistance in series. When the voltage doubles to 250VAC, the effective power output on LO is equivalent to that on HI at half the voltage (125VAC). The motor speed is similarly scaled with the HI/LO switch.

Just don't accidentally set the switch to HI at 250VAC, as the results will be interesting and memorable. ... and lead to another horror story!

Boraxo

I specifically bought this model because it was designed to work with hair dryers and our unit was well below the max amps. The DVD player was also below the amp.

Fortunately we had a car charges which worked fine on the DVD player