At work we have an administrator who is heading over to France and wants to take her laptop and plam. She is concerned about the the electrical differences between the US and Europe. Since I have not traveled to Europe is many a year, and no one else I speak with on a frequent basis has either, I'm putting out a feeler for what may be needed other than an adapter.
She's concerened about damaging the equipment.
US electronic devices in Europe
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She will need both a transformer/converter, to change the electrical current from 220 to 110, plus various physical plug adapters because the plug outlets are different. On our last travel overseas, my wife and I borrowed a friend's converter kit that they got from Brookstone:
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product. ... rodtemp=t1
They also seem to have a cool all-in-one converter/adapter:
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product. ... rodtemp=t1
But I haven't tried that one.
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product. ... rodtemp=t1
They also seem to have a cool all-in-one converter/adapter:
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product. ... rodtemp=t1
But I haven't tried that one.
Chess Griffin
Most laptops and chargers already support the voltages. If you look on the back it will say something like input voltage 110-240v. If it has that you don't need anything fancy, just something to convert the plug.
I traveled to London about a year ago. I picked up a cheap set of convertors at target for like $10. They do not convert voltage, just the plug so that it fits. I had no problem using my laptop or chargers for my mp3 player and palm.
I traveled to London about a year ago. I picked up a cheap set of convertors at target for like $10. They do not convert voltage, just the plug so that it fits. I had no problem using my laptop or chargers for my mp3 player and palm.