hi...can someone tell me whether can i use korea wii wall plug which is 220V 50Hz in malaysia(240V 60Hz)???i am trying to use 3rd party wii adapter but it cause my tv channel blur when i switch on the wii...but it is all right for the av channel which for astro n wii???weird...but it is all right when i use back the original korea wall plug...but i scare the the different in voltage n frequency will affect my console...anyone know abt these problem???thx very much...

The Korean 220v adapter is alright with our Malaysian 240v, cause the voltages accepted is usually 220v - 240v, and our Malaysia electricity hovers at around averagely 230v.

There's no need to use a poorly made 3rd party adapter.
Use the Original one~!

Most electronics have a 10% tolerance. If Korea is 220v, then tolerance is 220v+/-10%=between ~198v-242v. Malaysia is 230v. And it's a misinformation that Malaysia is 60Hz, Malaysia is actually 50Hz (that's why the country's official TV standard is PAL ). So the adapter will have no problem running here. Maybe you'll only need an socket converter, that's all. But the adapter will work fine with Malaysia power.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 26 2009, 09:52 PM

thx very much for the replies...n sorry that i made a mistake on the frequency for the adapter....the korea adapter is 220V 60Hz n malaysia is 240V 50Hz...since the voltage should not be any problem...but how abt the frequency???the info i found as below...but still abit confuse on it...

link : http://wikitravel.org/en/Electrical_systems

quote from the site <<<However, you still may need to be careful if you have a sensitive and/or expensive device that converts AC (power from the wall) into DC (battery-like current) - especially if you also need to convert the voltage. A device will convert AC to DC to either : 1) save battery power by allowing you to plug into the mains or 2) to charge a battery in the device. The design of power supplies where AC is converted into DC does take frequency into account.>>>

hope someone can confirm whether it can be used or not???thx alot...

I assure you, that it can work..
If it doesn't work, it would've exploded when you plugged it in the 1st time.

I didn't know you were concern about the frequency,
but to assure you again..
Most if not all 220-240v adapters supports 50/60hz AC electric.

I forgot to mention, that even if the the 50/60hz frequency matters, it only matters to sensitive Lab equipments/machinery.
And the Wii is not designed as a sensitive equipment, its a gaming console for a normal non-professional home.

This post has been edited by Dragonflyz: Apr 26 2009, 11:07 PM

thx alot dragonflyz...so i can use it w/o any worries lol...

My Wii adapter says 120v 60Hz, and my stepdown only reduces power, and doesn't touch the alternation frequency. So output from my stepdown is 110v 50Hz (yes, 110v. 10v below the Wii's 120v rating). And the Wii still works like a charm. So I'd say you will most likely not have a problem with a Korean adapter plugged in direct to a Malaysian power supply.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 26 2009, 11:45 PM

thx RAMChYLD...thx for yr comfimation...

HELP!!! I borrow a wii from my sister & i plug the ac adapter to wall socket without plug into the power transformer converter 1st.. now the ac adapter exploded & it came out sum spark there's a smell coming out from the adapter too..

Any 1 plz tell me did i juz burnt down my sis wii or the adapter oli?? Plz any1 do advise me.. thx thx

Cross ur finger that it only burnt the ac adapter and not the wii console...happened to me once before, I just bought a new ac adapter and the wii works fine