Accidently plugged in 110V item in 220V

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ahmedfMember28 November 2011 03:33:28

Hello,

I just moved to a Riyadh apartment. The apartment has two types of power sockets, one is smaller one and another bigger one. I was under the assumption that the one smaller is 110V and the bigger one is 220V. In one of the rooms, I had plugged in couple of 110V items into the smaller one and it was working fine for few weeks. However, yesterday, I moved them to another location. Once I plugged in, within 45 seconds, both the units stopped working (one is Panasonic cordless phone and the other is OOMA VOIP system). It looks like the other smaller socket is 220V.

Is there a way to get these units fixed? Or will I get similar adapters over here? If so, where can I get the adapters or get these fixed?

Thanks

Wilson Guest

WilsonGuest28 November 2011 04:03:51

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ahmed better call the electrician:)

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TheLegendLeadsViP28 November 2011 08:50:47

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@wilson,

Let technician take care,

musicman ViP

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musicmanViP28 November 2011 09:03:17

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if your appliances are connected to the power outlet via a power supply (charger) then you only need to replace that and not the rest of the equipment. any electrical/electronic store will assist you if you take it to them.

ahmedf Member

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ahmedfMember28 November 2011 14:05:26

Thanks everyone for the input.

musicman, can you please suggest a electrical/electronic store?

musicman ViP

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musicman
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.
[Alvin Toffler]

musicmanViP28 November 2011 15:40:24

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I would recommend one of the many electronic shops in the Al Aqariya II Mall (on the Olaya Street intersection), Ground Floor, where they sell most of this stuff.

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