[Idyllchat] charging batteries, hairdryers in Czech/Hungary

[Jay Cloidt]

Most chargers now work in Europe. You need to look at the adapter you are
using and it should say something like:

INPUT: 100-240v  50/60Hz

usually right under the brand name and model number.

This means that the adapter will function in the whole range from 100 volts
to 240 volts. The US runs 110v and Europe uses 220v.
The second number is just as important. The US uses 110v at 60 Hertz (the
frequency of the alternating current). Europe uses 220v at 50 Hertz. So you
not only need the voltage range but the frequency range as well.

Like I said before, most chargers work in the US and Europe. I have a
laptop, digital camera, cell phone, and an iPod. The chargers for all of
these work in Europe. As a matter of fact, the iPod charger has available
interchangeable plugs for the adapter. I've used my camera charger in Italy,
Switzerland, Iceland, and Scotland.

If you have a charger that you need that is US only, you can get a voltage
converter in Radio Shack for not too much money.

   - Jay

On 1/20/07, Russ Crum <rrcrum at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Check the  nameplate on your charger (or hairdryer) to see if it is rated
> for both 120 and 240 volt power. If so, then you only issue is the plug
> adapter. Be aware that you may have to switch between the voltages.
> When we were in Prague, as I recall our regular two prong Europe adapter
> worked fine.
>
> Depending on the length of your trip, you might consider what we did on
> our last two Europe trips. I purchased an extra set of rechargeable
> batteries (AA size in my case). Two sets fully charged got us through three
> weeks just fine and the extra set of batteries took much less space in our
> suitcase than the battery charger.
>
> Russ Crum
> rrcrum at sbcglobal.net
>
> On Jan 20, 2007, at 11:42, dtrees wrote:
>
> I know this has come up before but technology changes so quickly, I
> thought I might bring it up again.  Friends and I are going on the
> Prague/Budapest untours in June and have recently purchased digital cameras
> with re-chargeable batteries.  Any suggestions on recharging the
> batteries?  Will our chargers, adapters, and transformers do the trick?
> And, my transformer, adapter set has Northern and Southern Europe but not
> Eastern Europe.  Is there an adapter for Eastern Europe?
>
>  Also, I have blown up more hairdryers in Europe than I care to think
> about so I plan to buy a European one while there this time.  Does anyone
> know about buying  plug adapters in the Czech Republic that will work in
> the other European countries?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Deb
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