I am going to europe this summer..do I need to by a voltage transformer/adapter thing?
I am going to italy france and spain. Do i need to buy one? I plan on taking my laptop and ipod touch charger....so how expensive are they? what are the best ones?
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Yeah you need one. You can buy kits at electrical stores (the shack, brook stone). They have adapters for sale at the airports. I'm in China and they sell adapters for less than 1-2 USdollars. Have fun in EUROPE man
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Yes, you will need it for europe. Here's what you need. Its not expensive but its good to think of ahead of time because they can be hard to find in stores: http://www.eforcity.com/universal-to-europe-travel-plug-adaptor-cothplugeu01.html?efprcggbadtf090605=SC+gb+cothplugeu01
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Check your laptop lead, in it or as part of the plug there is a little box, and on that box there is a mention of the voltages it can run on. Most laptops can run on 100 to 240 volts, including the USA as well as Europe and most of the rest of the world. If it only has 100 to 120 you will need a converter or a new lead. Your ipod charger also has a mention like that. And it is also likely to be 100 to 240. If they do not, in either case it is likely cheaper to buy a new lead or charger that can handle both 120 and 240 volt, but you can also buy a converter. Those are more expensive and heavy to carry, so most people will want to avoid them. The plug will almost certainly need to be different from home. In Europe there are a few different ones, one for England, and one for most of continental Europe at least. You can buy those cheaply at most of the travel shops and in most electronic shops. There are universal adapters and there are also smaller adapters that are good for one kind of plug only. You do not need an expensive plug adapter, the cheap ones are good enough.
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