Protection

houbie

Hi all.

I have recently returned for doing some work in Korea.
I have with me a korean external hard drive with alot of important data on it.
Im worried that if i plug this external into the socket here in ireland that it may wipe the drive as korean equipment works on a different voltage.

Will a simple surge protector adapter do the trick for me here or do i need something more substantial ?

Thanks all

Xantia

Read what is written on the hard drive power supply.
If it says 220 to 240 V AC then it is ok,
however South Korea is a special situation apparently.
If you can read the input voltage as well - something like 12 V DC from the power supply.
Then you could replace the actual power supply with one from here

Have a read Here

ozmo

Yes As above - easiest and safest to get a new power adapter - any Ireland compatible DC supply that will physically fit and is the SAME voltage and SAME or HIGHER wattage or amps is fine.

But you could also take the drive out of the case and install it in a desktop as a second drive. That way you dont need the PSU or the External case.

That's what I do anyway when I want to transfer a large amount of data to a drive as its much much quicker this way than over a USB.

humbert

I've used my Irish external hdd over there for a year with no problem and my phone came from Korea but has had no problem charging over here, though it wasn't long before I got a new charger so as not to have to use an adapter (just to fit the socket, nothing fancy).

I believe devices that don't use the AC frequency for their operation (e.g. some clocks and timers) should be fine.

I know Koreans that charged their computers over here for months to years with no ill effects.

houbie

Thanks guys.. got a plug converter and plugged it into my surge protector... working fine now.

Cheers