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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1545242" data-attributes="member: 46727">Things have changed in the Philippines since I was there (US Military).&nbsp; They used to have 110-120 VAC 60 cycles; but like many other Far East countries (I'm thinking of S. Korea) they switched to 240 VAC 50 cycles to save power consumption.I remember spending a good deal of time in Manila and having to put up with brown outs and revolving power from one part of the city to the next.&nbsp; And yes, the power was dirty.Being a computer and electronic tech working for the military and then US Govt. we always employed isolation transformers when doing any kind of work there and throughout most of the Far East.&nbsp; And believe or not, we had to do the same when I was working with IBM equipment in Honolulu.&nbsp; (Hawaii's electrical grid at the time was antiquated.)So how are things over there now?&nbsp; I enjoyed my stay in the Philippines and loved the people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1545242, member: 46727"] Things have changed in the Philippines since I was there (US Military). They used to have 110-120 VAC 60 cycles; but like many other Far East countries (I'm thinking of S. Korea) they switched to 240 VAC 50 cycles to save power consumption. I remember spending a good deal of time in Manila and having to put up with brown outs and revolving power from one part of the city to the next. And yes, the power was dirty. Being a computer and electronic tech working for the military and then US Govt. we always employed isolation transformers when doing any kind of work there and throughout most of the Far East. And believe or not, we had to do the same when I was working with IBM equipment in Honolulu. (Hawaii's electrical grid at the time was antiquated.) So how are things over there now? I enjoyed my stay in the Philippines and loved the people. [/QUOTE]

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