You may well find that the innards of the charger are identical whatever th=
e mains voltage marking. However because your unit is fitted with a plug in=
tended to be used in a market where 110V is the norm, then that is what it =
gets marked as. If fitted with a plug for a 230v market then it will be mar=
ked for that. They don't mark it as a wide range (88-264) as to do so sugge=
sts that people will attempt to use dodgy adapter arrangements to get their=
 unit to plug into a mains system they are not familiar with, with all the =
attendant risk of someone getting electric shock or worse.

Come across this very scenario on model railway wall warts.

> Once again, we've proven that a less than complete explanation of the
> problem give less than helpful answers. :-)
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> 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 a=
ny
> 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. Th=
is
> 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)
>=20
> The charger we have historically provided is labeled 120Vac 60Hz. Again, =
not a
> product I have any design information or input upon.
>=20
> 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 ra=
ted for
> the voltage.... The chances of "bad things happening" approach unity.
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> 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 Philippine=
s.
>=20
> 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 solut=
ion
> to this.
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> Thanks
> -Denny
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