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The eternal question about electricity
If it works in Europe, it probably is dual voltage 110V/240V and 50/60Hz.
It will say this on the charger. If this is the case, you only need an adapter to be able to plug it into the wall outlet. This is about a $1 item for France, but not sure what you need in the CR. Most hotels in France have 120V power, usually built into the hairdryer, but this will only supply low wattage items like cell phones and tooth brushes, not irons or hairdryers (which you can borrow if they aren't already in the room anyway). "Franken Stein" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! |
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The eternal question about electricity
If it works in Europe, it probably is dual voltage 110V/240V and 50/60Hz.
It will say this on the charger. If this is the case, you only need an adapter to be able to plug it into the wall outlet. This is about a $1 item for France, but not sure what you need in the CR. Most hotels in France have 120V power, usually built into the hairdryer, but this will only supply low wattage items like cell phones and tooth brushes, not irons or hairdryers (which you can borrow if they aren't already in the room anyway). "Franken Stein" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! |
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Franken Stein wrote: Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! My chapter on electricity should be of help. http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap11/electric.htm Most probably you need a 50 watt transformer rather than a 'converter.' What are the power requirements for your charger, i.e. amps and watts? Also, is your charger rated for 50 Hz in addition to 60 Hz? If not you may need to buy a charger in Europe. It shouldn't be hard to find a suitable charger being as how cell phones are very common in Europe. If you go to Europe often a European charger might be a good investment. John Bermont -- ------------------------------------------------------ * * * Mastering Independent Budget Travel * * * http://www.enjoy-europe.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ |
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Franken Stein wrote: Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! My chapter on electricity should be of help. http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap11/electric.htm Most probably you need a 50 watt transformer rather than a 'converter.' What are the power requirements for your charger, i.e. amps and watts? Also, is your charger rated for 50 Hz in addition to 60 Hz? If not you may need to buy a charger in Europe. It shouldn't be hard to find a suitable charger being as how cell phones are very common in Europe. If you go to Europe often a European charger might be a good investment. John Bermont -- ------------------------------------------------------ * * * Mastering Independent Budget Travel * * * http://www.enjoy-europe.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ |
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The eternal question about electricity
Franken Stein wrote: Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! My chapter on electricity should be of help. http://www.enjoy-europe.com/hte/chap11/electric.htm Most probably you need a 50 watt transformer rather than a 'converter.' What are the power requirements for your charger, i.e. amps and watts? Also, is your charger rated for 50 Hz in addition to 60 Hz? If not you may need to buy a charger in Europe. It shouldn't be hard to find a suitable charger being as how cell phones are very common in Europe. If you go to Europe often a European charger might be a good investment. John Bermont -- ------------------------------------------------------ * * * Mastering Independent Budget Travel * * * http://www.enjoy-europe.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ |
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The eternal question about electricity
Check your charger -- it is probably dual voltage. If it says 115/220 50/60
Hz (or something similar, i.e. 110/240, etc.) then you don't need a converter or a transformer. All you need is a plug adapter. "Franken Stein" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. Help! |
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The eternal question about electricity
It depends what you mean by "converter". If you mean something that
converts the prongs on the plug I'd go back to Radio Shack and just buy another one, sounds like you were unlucky. If you mean a different transformer to convert 115v or 240v or whatever then I question whether you need one. My (European) Nokia works perfectly well if I plug the supplied transformer into a prong converter and plug that into the wall (just been doing just that in the US). -- ***** *****The "return to" address embedded in this mail is wrong as an antispam measure. Please address new mails or replies to edwarddotharrison1atbtinternetdotcom replacing dot with a . and at with an @***** ***** |
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The eternal question about electricity
It depends what you mean by "converter". If you mean something that
converts the prongs on the plug I'd go back to Radio Shack and just buy another one, sounds like you were unlucky. If you mean a different transformer to convert 115v or 240v or whatever then I question whether you need one. My (European) Nokia works perfectly well if I plug the supplied transformer into a prong converter and plug that into the wall (just been doing just that in the US). -- ***** *****The "return to" address embedded in this mail is wrong as an antispam measure. Please address new mails or replies to edwarddotharrison1atbtinternetdotcom replacing dot with a . and at with an @***** ***** |
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The eternal question about electricity
"Franken Stein" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. One of the gadgets that keeps tempting me when I fly BA is the mains-free charger for mobile phones. I think it it uses the clockwork system for electrcity generation that was originally developed for radios in Africa. Colin Bignell |
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The eternal question about electricity
"Franken Stein" wrote in message ... Hi everybody, I am probably going to Alsace or Czech Republic this year, and I need to find a converter that will allow me to plug my North American Nokia 3100 cell phone charger to recharge my battery. Last year, I bought a converter at Radio Shack and it never worked. This year, I need something that works because I the cell phone I own works in Europe. One of the gadgets that keeps tempting me when I fly BA is the mains-free charger for mobile phones. I think it it uses the clockwork system for electrcity generation that was originally developed for radios in Africa. Colin Bignell |
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