Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 12:56:15 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Leonard Chung <leonardc9@usa.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 240->120 voltage converters safe? Message-ID: <32F715CF.2DBE@barcode.co.il> References: <v01540b00af1cadd8baed@[207.171.196.188]>
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Leonard Chung wrote: > > I realize that this is a bit off topic here, but I'm not too sure exactly > where to send this question and this list seems to have a higher "guru > factor" than any other lists that I'm aware of. With that said... > > I'm taking a laptop over to China along with a scanner and a zip drive. > The AC Adapters that came with both of them only operate at 120 volts > although I can buy an international AC adapter from each company for around > $50. For that price, I can get a pretty heavy duty 200 volt step down > converter from Radio Shack that is supposed to be acceptable for electronic > equipment. Is it ok for me to get the voltage converter, plug a good surge > protector into it and then plug the scanner and zip drive into the surge > protector, or should I shell out the $100+ for the international adapters? > > Leonard > > -- > Leonard Chung <Leonardc9@usa.net> > Support the Blue Ribbon Campaign for free speech online () > http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html /\ > "Those who will not reason perish in the act. > Those who will not act, perish for that reason." - W. H. Auden I don't know about specific moedls, but here we often use converters to test equipment that is to be exported to the U.S. It works just fine. Never used a surge protector either, but I don't know how stable electricity is in China. However, note that these converters - especially if you need a lot of power are *heavy*, so for travel it may be wiser to go for the international adapters. Disclaimer: I only talk from *my* personal experience. No gurantee that your equipment won't fry... Nadav
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