Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted May 5, 2006 Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 What's the best way to travel to europe on 220v power supplies? Is there a surge protector thing that goes from that weird roundy plug to the North American flat double weird one...? What do people do when they tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evilbuttmuncher Posted May 5, 2006 Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 they tend to rent their gear.. i do believe you might be able to find like a converter between british outlet and american 2 prong with ground at maybe home depot or an electronics store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted May 5, 2006 Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 Originally posted by evilbuttmuncher they tend to rent their gear.. i do believe you might be able to find like a converter between british outlet and american 2 prong with ground at maybe home depot or an electronics store. a lot of the big names do. but you need not only a prong convertor but also a transformer to switch from 110 to 220V. transformers for individual devices usually require a prong convertor. but the big boys have em built in--like these:http://www.voltage-converter-transformers.com/step-up-transformer-2.html#vt1000 power supplies like the 1spot switch automatically from 110 to 220V but i've not tested. anyone had experience with that? noise issues? anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members konu57 Posted May 8, 2006 Members Share Posted May 8, 2006 Also, regarding the type of converter, it depends on which country you are travelling to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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