I have been researching what one needs to plug in items like ipods and cameras in Paris but I have yet to find a site that explains what I need without trying to sell me a million different adapters. What would be a good product for plugging in both camera and ipod?
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Good question. I purchased an adaptor while in Paris, plugged my camera battery charger into it AND the charger burned out immediately..so?????? I am interested in the responses to this posting!!!
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I would buy an adapter/converter kit, as you will need both. You need to covert the voltage and the adapt to the round prongs. If you get a kit you get adapters to use in other parts of the world too.
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You don%26#39;t need a converter for either one, just the plug adaptor. We travel regularly with iPod, camera (Nikon, if that matters), laptop, cell phones and/or Blackberry (actually, that%26#39;s starting to present a rather ugly picture ; ) isn%26#39;t it??), and never have needed or used a voltage converter, just the plug adaptor. If you look at the product literature and/or the actual transformer (the big box on some plugs) it%26#39;s going to give a variable range of voltage from 120-240, which means it will convert whatever current is used, without the need for anything else.
For other appliances (e.g., hairdryer or clothes steamer) it%26#39;s easier to just get a dual voltage and take a plug adaptor than fool with converters. That way, you can use the same one for both domestic and international travel, and just flip the switch to the appropriate voltage.
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we just bought a European battery charger and travel with that for our camera batteries -- the Ipod charges off the computer -- and almost all appliances like cameras, computers, etc will run on Euro power. I have had a cheap hairdryer that works both ways for 20 years and it is still going strong -- -you can buy a duel volt in any drug store in the US.
Of course check labels -- but any new cameras etc will not require a converter
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I double checked all our chargers and each of them had somewhere on it : Input 100- 240 v -- 50/60 hz. For these all you will need is an adapter which will allow your square prongs to fit into the round holes. We bought ours at RadioShack for $10 (or somewhere in that range).
If your electronic device only has: Input 100v -- 50 hz ,,,,as my hairdryer did then you will need to also purchase a converter. Or as I did a new hairdryer with dual ability.
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* * if * * your electronic item is built for %26#39;dual voltage%26#39;,
then you only need the 2-prong adaptor plug that helps you plug it in to the socket. You do NOT need any kind of power /voltage converter.
* * if * * your electronic item is NOT built for %26#39;dual voltage%26#39;, it%26#39;s time to buy a new one because your chances of frying it with or without a convertor are too high. Recent electronics have been built as %26#39;dual%26#39; for at least a couple years now.
Read the label on your charger, etc. to see if it mentions
110-120 Volts -and- 220-240 Volts then it%26#39;s %26#39;dual%26#39;
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Yep, in addition to the different plugs, we have here 220 volts, while, if I remember well, North America is at 100 or 110volts.
So any device stictly settled for 110 volts will burn immediately.
I would think, as a general rule, a converter is also needed, unless you have checked that your devices can cope with a higher voltage than usual...
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No problems June %26#39;06 in Amsterdam, Paris %26amp; Rome. Travelled w/ Ipod, Cell Phone (RAZR), Laptop (Mac, G4 Powerbook). I only used plug adapters, no need for current converter - no problems.
Camera (Canon) used AA Batterries. Get a 2-prong European adapter and you should be fine. Most modern gadgets are 110/220 already so manufacturers can produce one model for worldwide distribution.
%26quot;IF%26quot; you take your laptop, you can charge the Ipod by using the USB connector to your laptop and charge both at the same time.
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Most of the hotels I%26#39;ve stayed at in Europe have a %26#39;Western%26#39; outlet in the bathroom - and I%26#39;m able to charge up my Canon rechargeable batteries without any adapter.
Funny how I bought an adaptor kit for when I went to China, and never used it once.
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%26gt; Most of the hotels I%26#39;ve stayed at in Europe have a %26#39;Western%26#39; outlet
Note that most people consider Europe to be in the %26quot;west.%26quot;
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