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I had posed this same question to an electrician friend when I was living
over in South Korea and he told me the difference was negligible, i.e. it
would not have any harmful effects since all electronics are rated with a
variance. However, over there you had to have one because their voltage was
220. Plugging something into a 220 socket would be a bit of a problem. :o)
Grant Windsor
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> Not the same -- almost the same.
> If you use an item in Japan for a long time (8 months or more)
> and then go to the US or heaven forbid Canada, get a converter.
> The life will be worn down otherwise. One of those weird
> transistor things. JPN voltage is 100, US/Canada is 110.
> Makes a SLIGHT difference. No worries bringing shit here though. :)
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