Mary Pegg wrote:
> Donald Newcomb wrote:
>
>
>>Frank is right. The best thing to do is to take appliances that adapt to
>>multiple voltages. For every laptop I've seen in the last several years
>>the power supply says "90 - 240 VAC" or something like that. If yours says
>>this, all you need is a plug adapter to the round pin European plug..
>
>
> Most laptops have a brick power supply with a separate mains lead
> (either IEC or "cloverleaf"). You could just buy one of these when
> you get there.
>
> If you have multiple items to power up (e.g. laptop, camera, phone)
> then take a 4-way power strip with you and fit a local plug to it when
> you get there.
>
If you are going to use a power strip in 220 country then I recommend
that you purchase one designed for use there. That will require a
number of converter plugs but should be safer. A 110 power strip
running 220 makes me nervous.
I had little trouble finding one in Budapest when I finally needed one. |