100-240 V devices
 

I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:

INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA

do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
adaptor. Can anyone verify this?

Regards,
Bruce

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
>INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
>do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
>adaptor. Can anyone verify this?

You just did.
--

Martin

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

Bruce Dumes schrieb:
> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>
> Regards,
> Bruce

Correct.

T.

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>>
>> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
>> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>>
>> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
>> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>
> You just did.

Well, it crossed my mind that the charger itself could handle the higher
voltage, but perhaps the device that it plugs into might not (ie. they
make the same charger for both Europe and the US and sell them with a
different plug on the end).

But I'll take your pithy response as "Yes, never fear, your camera will
not fry".

Regards,
Bruce

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

On Aug 8, 3:11 pm, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?

Yes, the only thing I'll caution you about is amps. I don't think
your charger should be pulling more than any socket can
handle, but there are sockets in bathrooms that aren't intended
for too many amps. "Adapt" to the 3 pronged plugs, not the
two pronged ones.

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

On Aug 8, 12:11 pm, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>
> Regards,
> Bruce


I don't know about yours but I've used mine in Europe, Russia, and
Asia with only plug adaptors.

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

"Bruce Dumes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Martin wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>>>
>>> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
>>> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>>>
>>> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
>>> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>>
>> You just did.
>
> Well, it crossed my mind that the charger itself could handle the higher
> voltage, but perhaps the device that it plugs into might not (ie. they
> make the same charger for both Europe and the US and sell them with a
> different plug on the end).

The other end of the adapter usually puts out a regulated voltage
that is the same, no matter what the AC power input is. Usually,
this is accomplished with a switching-mode power supply, like the
kind you find in laptop PCs.
--
dgs

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

On Aug 8, 12:16 pm, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Martin wrote:
> > On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> >> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> >> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> >> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
> >> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>
> > You just did.
>
> Well, it crossed my mind that the charger itself could handle the higher
> voltage, but perhaps the device that it plugs into might not (ie. they
> make the same charger for both Europe and the US and sell them with a
> different plug on the end).
>
> But I'll take your pithy response as "Yes, never fear, your camera will
> not fry".
>
> Regards,
> Bruce


Just for safety I would buy a charger just for the battery. Your
camera would not be connected to the power source.

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

Take it rather as I have nothing else to do than infest this group

"Bruce Dumes" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
> Martin wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>>>
>>> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
>>> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>>>
>>> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
>>> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>>
>> You just did.
>
> Well, it crossed my mind that the charger itself could handle the higher
> voltage, but perhaps the device that it plugs into might not (ie. they
> make the same charger for both Europe and the US and sell them with a
> different plug on the end).
>
> But I'll take your pithy response as "Yes, never fear, your camera will
> not fry".
>
> Regards,
> Bruce

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

"Bruce Dumes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug adaptor.
> Can anyone verify this?

Sounds ok to use in Europe.

You should be able to buy a plug adaptor at any airport.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

"Bruce Dumes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Martin wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:20 -0700, Bruce Dumes <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>>>
>>> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
>>> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>>>
>>> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
>>> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?
>>
>> You just did.
>
> Well, it crossed my mind that the charger itself could handle the higher
> voltage, but perhaps the device that it plugs into might not (ie. they
> make the same charger for both Europe and the US and sell them with a
> different plug on the end).
>

Thats EXACTLY what they do, the units autosense the input voltage
and compensate.

Keith

Re: 100-240 V devices
 

"Bruce Dumes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm told that devices like my camera battery charger, which says:
>
> INPUT: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz
> 0.18-0.105A 18-25.2VA
>
> do *not* require a converter to use them in Europe, only the plug
> adaptor. Can anyone verify this?

I verify this in principle but don't come after me if your device
malfunctions.

--
Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net