Just for the record, hair dryers are not multivoltage. All switching
them to the 220v reading does is lock it so that it cannot run on
high, since running a 120v dryer on low is the same thing as running
it on high with a 120v circuit. You do need a european plug convertor
though.
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:40:23 -0500, "Donald Newcomb"
wrote:
>"Denise" wrote in message
>news:1184899162.640977.22450@o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>> How would I dry my hair???
>> Seriously, I don't even know if I will bring a hair dryer, but I know
>> I'll have my digital camera battery recharger, a recharger for my Palm
>> Tungsten E2, and also one for my new Sony laptop computer.
>
>1. You may not need a hair dryer. They may be provided.
>2. A power converter may be too small to work for a hair dryer.
>3. You should get a tiny, multi-voltage travel hair dryer.
>
>The other things should have multi-voltage chargers. If not, get new
>chargers for them that work from 100 to 240 VAC.
>Don't carry a transformer unless there is absolutely no way around it.
>
>--
>Donald R. Newcomb
>DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
>
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