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tjwash

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5. Also euro-power is at 50HZ, and if your device was made for the USA use it will be designed for 60HZ

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jan 2013

LAPTOP PS's have auto-ranging power supplies on them, but phones and cameras, it is hit-n-miss. A lot of hotels will lend you an adapting transformer for American devices.

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eek, electrical question [View all] Kali Jan 2013 OP

Link to a reference site that may be useful slackmaster Jan 2013 #1

thanks Kali Jan 2013 #12

If the smoke didn't leak out, it's probably OK slackmaster Jan 2013 #19

Sounds like the battery is not holding a charge. Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #2

Would that that were true Recursion Jan 2013 #3

Also euro-power is at 50HZ, and if your device was made for the USA use it will be designed for 60HZ tjwash Jan 2013 #5

device was made for Europe. trying to use adapter here in US Kali Jan 2013 #8

CPS only matters to synchronous devices bongbong Jan 2013 #13

I Don't Know if You're Ruining Anything dballance Jan 2013 #4

Do NOT plug a device made for a US outlet into a euro outlet - or visa versa geckosfeet Jan 2013 #6

Not always true bongbong Jan 2013 #14

ok how does this seem Kali Jan 2013 #17

You should be fine bongbong Jan 2013 #20

That means it will operate correctly when plugged into that voltage range hootinholler Jan 2013 #21

Unplug it. Now. Iterate Jan 2013 #7

yeah, we did that already Kali Jan 2013 #9

I think I get it now. Iterate Jan 2013 #16

Oh, you're recharging your "camera" battery, are you? rug Jan 2013 #10

well, apparently not Kali Jan 2013 #11

How old is your charger? bongbong Jan 2013 #15

thanks so much! see upthread reply to you Kali Jan 2013 #18