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Voltage Converter? Silpheed 03-28-2008
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Posted by Silpheed on March 28, 2008, 9:55 am
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Hello. I'm traveling to a country where the voltage is 220V. In the U.S. the
voltage is 110V. Is there a device where I can plug my 110V laptop and
convert it to 220V for charging (not sure if I'm getting the terms right).

Thanks.



Posted by Steve Pearce on March 28, 2008, 8:59 am
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wrote:

>Hello. I'm traveling to a country where the voltage is 220V. In the U.S. the
>voltage is 110V. Is there a device where I can plug my 110V laptop and
>convert it to 220V for charging (not sure if I'm getting the terms right).

Most modern laptop power supplies will work with both 110V and
220/230V supplies. Check the spec on the cover of the power supply.

Posted by Silpheed on March 28, 2008, 10:57 am
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> wrote:
>
>>Hello. I'm traveling to a country where the voltage is 220V. In the U.S.
>>the
>>voltage is 110V. Is there a device where I can plug my 110V laptop and
>>convert it to 220V for charging (not sure if I'm getting the terms right).
>
> Most modern laptop power supplies will work with both 110V and
> 220/230V supplies. Check the spec on the cover of the power supply.

Thanks for replying! Actually I don't have the laptop yet but it's a Dell
Vostro 1000.



Posted by Barry Watzman on March 28, 2008, 10:05 pm
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For any laptop that I've seen, Dell included, they are all 110-220
anyway. You will need a different cord, or an adapter for the plug, but
the laptop will probably work on 220. HOWEVER, CHECK THE LABEL ON THE
POWER SUPPLY TO BE SURE.

For OTHER devices, converters of several kind exist, but there are a lot
of issues, different kinds of converters, and you really need to have
some idea how electricity and these converters work to get one that is
both appropriate and safe.


Silpheed wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello. I'm traveling to a country where the voltage is 220V. In the U.S.
>>> the
>>> voltage is 110V. Is there a device where I can plug my 110V laptop and
>>> convert it to 220V for charging (not sure if I'm getting the terms right).
>> Most modern laptop power supplies will work with both 110V and
>> 220/230V supplies. Check the spec on the cover of the power supply.
>
> Thanks for replying! Actually I don't have the laptop yet but it's a Dell
> Vostro 1000.
>
>

Posted by BillW50 on March 29, 2008, 10:10 am
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Mar 2008 22:05:10 -0400
> For any laptop that I've seen, Dell included, they are all 110-220
> anyway. You will need a different cord, or an adapter for the plug,
> but the laptop will probably work on 220. HOWEVER, CHECK THE LABEL
> ON THE POWER SUPPLY TO BE SURE.

Wow! I must be living in a parallel universe here! I just checked my
Toshibas (some dating back to '99), Gateways, LCD external monitors,
etc. And they all say an input voltage of 100V to 240V.

--
Bill


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