US to Japan Voltage Conversion

[Kenji4861]

From what I remember, Japan -> US is 110 -> 120?

Do I need some converter, bringing equipment from US to Japan?

 

[ElFenix]

110 and 120 isn't a big enough different that most things care

 

[dullard]

Isn't half of Japan 100V and the other half 110V? At 100V you might not be getting enough current to run your items.

 

[Kenji4861]

Will my laptop have any problems? Will the plug fit?

 

[ElFenix]

my dell has an input voltage from 100V to 240V. might need a different plug

 

[Kenji4861]

Thanks, that just answered my question. The dell power supply saids 100v-240v. Great! Plug may be different.. so I'll go buy the converter for $1-2. =) Thanks again.

 

[FoBoT]

its close enough , not necessary

 

[OokiiNeko]

All of Japan is 110V. Half of that is 50Hz. So for things that time off freq expecting 60Hz (clock on coffee pot) time will be off.
For anything that runs thru transformer, this doesn't matter, so laptop will be okay.

Only problem you may have with plugs is sometimes the one wider prong of a US plug may not fit since Japan's sockets are mostly fitted for plugs with two skinny prongs, not the wider one US uses.

Looking at the plug on my US Vaio laptop transformer, and both prongs same size.