Teaching English Abroad

[Grey Fox]

It won't convert but something like  99% of stuff out there works in both 220 & 110 now.

[Caliga]

[Eddie Teach]

[Monoriu]

It won't convert but something like  99% of stuff out there works in both 220 & 110 now.

I once believed this.  I received a rude wake up call when I plugged the 110v appliances that I bought in Canada into the sockets in Hong Kong (220v). 

[DisturbedPervert]

What do you need converters for?  Buy everything when you get there.  It's not like you're going to the Congo.

[Monoriu]

What do you need converters for?  Buy everything when you get there.  It's not like you're going to the Congo.

That's what most people I knew who had lived in both Canada and HK did.  It is possible to buy a slew of plug adaptors and voltage transformers, but it is too much hassle for most. 

[Caliga]

When I've been in the UK and Europe I've taken along some cheapo power converter I got at Radio Shack and everything I have plugged in worked just fine. 

[merithyn]

When I've been in the UK and Europe I've taken along some cheapo power converter I got at Radio Shack and everything I have plugged in worked just fine. 

Same

[Monoriu]

When I've been in the UK and Europe I've taken along some cheapo power converter I got at Radio Shack and everything I have plugged in worked just fine. 

It depends on the appliance.  In my experience, laptops, battery chargers and electronic shavers almost always work.  Desktop computers, printers, TVs, DVD players, desktop lamps and kitchen appliances don't.  The general rule of thumb is the bigger the appliance, the less likely it will work in different voltages.  Manufacturers don't expect people to carry large appliances around.

[Tamas]

OMG is Tim going to South Korea a mere 6 months before the war starts? 

Congrats, Tim, this should be a great adventure!

Make sure to nail me a Windows server admin job while you are there.

[PDH]

Well, the good news is that Tim will only flood the board on a weird time now.

[Ed Anger]

Well, the good news is that Tim will only flood the board on a weird time now.

I'm going to start calling Tim 'Radar'.

[Caliga]

 

[PDH]

I will still call him Goddamn Fucktard Idiot.

[DisturbedPervert]

Well, the good news is that Tim will only flood the board on a weird time now.

That is good news, for me at least, this board is very boring during Asian daylight hours.  Me, Monoriu, some WoWtards, and a handful of Asia expats.  Timmy can take bmo's place at posting weird stories during those times.