> Is there someone that can give me some first-hand clarification of
> electrical outlets in the Philippines?
>
>
> It looks like I'll be sending one of my products to an end user in the
> Philippines, I'm trying to sort out the battery charger.
> The research I've done seems to suggest that the Philippines uses 230Vac @
> 60 Hz and the outlets are commonly NEMA 1-15 (two prong, ungrounded) and
> NEMA 5-15 (three prong, Grounded) .
>
> Sounds good, but leaves me very confused. These are the common
> electrical outlets
> here in North America, and they're only rated to 120Vac.
>
> Can anybody provide me with a bit of clarity?
>
> -Denny
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>From: Harold Hallikainen <haroldKILLspammai.hallikainen.org>
>Sent: Oct 25, 2016 9:37 PM
>To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <.....piclistKILLspam.....mit.edu>
>Subject: Re: [EE] International electrical outlets - Philippines
>
>
>> Can you put a IEC-320 inlet on it and let the local user use one from
>> their giant box of left over power cords?
>> Is the power supply good for 100-240v/50-60Hz?
>
>I really like this idea. A universal input power supply with a universal
>inlet. It should be easy to source the power cord there, and hard and
>expensive here.
>
>We've recently done some OEM work for a couple large international
>companies (one based in US, one based in Europe). Power cords are a pain!
>At one point, they wanted us to put three power cords in each box so the
>user is guaranteed to throw away two. I've tried to encourage them to put
>no power cord in the box and sell the power cord as a separate line item
>with a different part number for each region.
>
>Harold

> >
> I had a different reference source, but, that's basically what I found.
> I'm just choking on the idea that the same physical connector would be used
> with significantly different voltages. Even if the dielectric of the socket
> is adequate to the increased voltage, it would seem that a "human factor"
> failure is eminent as someone will plug in a _device_ that cannot handle
> the higher voltage.
>
> It seems contrary to my internal logic, and given the global reach of this
> list, I was hoping somebody with first-hand experience could clarify it.
>
> -Denny
>
>
>
> *I'll see your etch-a-sketch, and raise you a Spirograph* :-)
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> Once again, we've proven that a less than complete explanation of the
> problem give less than helpful answers. :-)
>
> We built the product around a standard commercially available power tool
> battery and charger - specifically to avoid these kinds of issues.
> As we only handle a few 100 units per year, we're not big enough to get any
> assistance or support from the manufacturer of the battery pack and
> charger.
> My employer is selling it to a customer here in here in North America. This
> customer has indicated that it will be integrated with a _much_ larger
> package that will end up in the Philippines (my product is well less than 1% of
> their deliverable)
>
> The charger we have historically provided is labeled 120Vac 60Hz. Again, not a
> product I have any design information or input upon.
>
> I need to provide the charger for the testing and integration phase here in
> N.A., I'm quite concerned that if they forward the charger on to the end user
> in the Philippines with a plug that fits their standard outlet but NOT rated for
> the voltage.... The chances of "bad things happening" approach unity.
>
> The idea of the same outlets being used at two different voltages seemed a
> bit hard to accept, which brought me to the point of asking the hive-mind for
> a first-hand account of the electrical outlet standards in the Philippines.
>
> I know that this battery- and by extension some charger for it - is used in
> many international markets that have standard 220Vac power. So I'm
> currently attempting to source one of these alternate chargers as a solution
> to this.
>
> Thanks
> -Denny
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