Ohaya

Hi,

I am looking for an adapter for my digital camera's battery charger for
use in London. The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
need.

I did a search, and got the following:

Radio Shack:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0446

REI:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...m_cat=datafeed

Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
different.

For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?

Thanks,
Jim

Jim Ley

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:06:03 -0500, ohaya <[email protected]> wrote:
    >http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0446

This is the UK plug, your other example goes the other way (and
ignores the earth[*])

Jim.
[*] Would that be ground in US-speak?

S Viemeister

ohaya wrote:
    >
    > Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
    > different.
    >
    > For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?
    >

The one from Radio Shack. You can also find them at many luggage stores,
at international airports, and in shops like Woolworth's in the UK.

Sheila

Ohaya

Jim Ley wrote:
    >
    > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:06:03 -0500, ohaya <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0446
    >
    > This is the UK plug, your other example goes the other way (and
    > ignores the earth[*])
    >
    > Jim.
    >
    >[*] Would that be ground in US-speak?

Jim,

It can't be the other one, I think. I DON'T know for sure what the
other one is for, but you'll note that the male pins on the connector in
the picture are round, and that wouldn't work in the U.S. Maybe the
picture at the 2nd website is just wrong...

And yes, "earth" is "ground" is U.S. English, though I have heard it
also called "earth ground", probably to distinguish from a "floating
ground" (if you can't tell, I have an electrical engineering background
    :)).

Jim

Ohaya

S Viemeister wrote:
    >
    > ohaya wrote:
    > >
    > > Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
    > > different.
    > >
    > > For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?
    > >
    >
    > The one from Radio Shack. You can also find them at many luggage stores,
    > at international airports, and in shops like Woolworth's in the UK.
    >
    > Sheila


Sheila,

Thanks for the info. That confirms what Jim (Ley) said...

Jim (the other one, the OP)...

Charles Hawtrey

ohaya <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hi,
    >I am looking for an adapter for my digital camera's battery charger for
    >use in London. The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
    >with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
    >need.
    >I did a search, and got the following:
    >Radio Shack:
    >http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0446

That's the one.

Suggest you buy a couple; I've occasionally had them go bad.



--
Ich bin kein Mitglied dieser Konferenz, dennoch möchte ich einen Pinguin.

GambleHP

Jim

The one from Radio Shack is for a standard plug socket, the type you
would use for your digital camera charger, hair dryer (blower) etc; the
other one (I think is for a shaver - as I don't use a shaver or very
often stay in hotels at home (London) I cannot say for sure).

BTW I wrote to you privately from my "Sunday Best" email address, the
subject title was: "a reply to your "Newbie to London" in
rec.travel.europe message". Presumably the email address you use here
is a spam trap or alternatively you thought I was a "nutter! :-)

Regards



ohaya wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I am looking for an adapter for my digital camera's battery charger for
    > use in London. The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
    > with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
    > need.
    >
    > I did a search, and got the following:
    >
    > Radio Shack:
    >
    > http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=980-0446
    >
    > REI:
    >
    > http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...m_cat=datafeed
    >
    > Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
    > different.
    >
    > For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Jim

Don Wiss

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:06:03 -0500, ohaya <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I am looking for an adapter for my digital camera's battery charger for
    >use in London. The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
    >with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
    >need.

This is a handy site to bookmark. Covers all the countries you might visit.
http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

Larry

In article <[email protected]>, ohaya <[email protected]> writes:

    >I am looking for an adapter for my digital camera's battery charger for
    >use in London. The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
    >with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
    >need.
    >I did a search, and got the following:
    >Radio Shack:

In article <[email protected]>, ohaya <[email protected]> writes:

    > The charger is made to work in the U.S., but will work
    >with 240V so that's ok, but I'm confused about what kind of adapter I
    >need.

It is apparently the Radio Shack one you want (they do not show the other side
but presumably that takes standard US plugs).

I have never been anywhere in the UK where the REI one would be needed.

You can easily get what you need in London (your hotel probably has a loaner).
You get them at Tandy (UK Radio Shack) or any ironmongers (British for Hardware
Store).

Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at aol dot com)(no spaces in address)

S Viemeister

Larry wrote:
    >
    > I have never been anywhere in the UK where the REI one would be needed.
    >
That style is often found in bathroom shaver sockets.

Sheila

Derek *

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:20:46 -0500, S Viemeister
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >ohaya wrote:
    >>
    >> Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
    >> different.
    >>
    >> For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?
    >>
    >The one from Radio Shack. You can also find them at many luggage stores,
    >at international airports, and in shops like Woolworth's in the UK.

Alternatively if you have any old piece of mains wire with a US style
(Belden ?) receptacle on it, from some discarded appliance maybe, then
you can buy a UK plug in London for less than GBP 1.00.

The travel smart one looks like it might be for a special razor socket
used in bathrooms, which your hotel room may/may not have. :)

DG

nitram

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:51:15 +0000, Derek *
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:20:46 -0500, S Viemeister
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>ohaya wrote:
    >>>
    >>> Both say that they're for Great Britain, but they look decidely
    >>> different.
    >>>
    >>> For use in a London hotel, which one of these do I need?
    >>>
    >>The one from Radio Shack. You can also find them at many luggage stores,
    >>at international airports, and in shops like Woolworth's in the UK.
    >Alternatively if you have any old piece of mains wire with a US style
    >(Belden ?) receptacle on it, from some discarded appliance maybe, then
    >you can buy a UK plug in London for less than GBP 1.00.

I normally take home type sockets with me, buy plugs and wire to the
sockets.
--
Martin

Ohaya

    > BTW I wrote to you privately from my "Sunday Best" email address, the
    > subject title was: "a reply to your "Newbie to London" in
    > rec.travel.europe message". Presumably the email address you use here
    > is a spam trap or alternatively you thought I was a "nutter! :-)
    >
    > Regards

Hi,

That email address is valid, but you're right, I do use it as a kind of
spam trap, and rarely go to look at it.

I did get your email, and thanks for the great info. Re. the London
Eye, yes, that was one of the things I was thinking of going to, since
it's apparently pretty close to the hotel that we'll be staying at.
I've been debating whether to try it during the day or at night though
    :)...

Thanks again,
Jim

Miguel Cruz

<[email protected]> wrote:
    > Derek * <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Alternatively if you have any old piece of mains wire with a US style
    >> (Belden ?) receptacle on it, from some discarded appliance maybe, then
    >> you can buy a UK plug in London for less than GBP 1.00.
    > I normally take home type sockets with me, buy plugs and wire to the
    > sockets.

And I usually travel with a shower head, about 20m of copper tubing, and my
welding kit.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

Nightjar

"S Viemeister" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Larry wrote:
    >> I have never been anywhere in the UK where the REI one would be needed.
    > That style is often found in bathroom shaver sockets.

However, UK bathroom shaver sockets in hotels will be designed to accept
different shaver plugs from around the world and the use of anything except
shavers in those sockets is prohibited. Most other appliances are likely to
overload the isolating transformer that UK shaver sockets use for safety
when fitted in a bathroom.

BTW the Radio Shack adapter fails to meet UK safety standards. It should
have plastic shounds to about half-way along the live and neutral pins. With
full-length metal pins, it is possible for someone with small fingers to be
touching the pins when they make contact with the electricity supply.

Colin Bignell