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Leaving for Austria/Switzerland in 2 weeks. This question may be for tech board...

Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:58 am
Posted by lsubruce
baton rouge, la.
Member since Oct 2004
1006 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:58 am
but I'll post here first. Never been to Europe before and I know I need an a/c adaptor to charge the ipad/iphone. What do I need to get for my wife and I to charge up the electronics? Thanks guys.
Posted by Fat Harry
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Member since Mar 2005
2211 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:59 am to
A lot of hotels have USB ports that will charge your devices just fine. For plug-ins, all you really need is a voltage/plug adapter. They sell them at Office Depot or any travel / luggage store. If you are trying to run a hair dryer or something you will need a heavy duty one.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:15 am to
I just brought an adapter and plugged it in, then I had a couple of portable batteries I charged every night as well.
My adapter allowed me to charge up to 4 devices at once.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79013 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:58 am to
Yeah just get an adapter and a power bank. We have one of those multi country slider ones, and it works great. A lot of hair dryers and what not are dual voltage now.

We always rely on hotel hair dryers, but my SO has a hair straightener that is dual voltage so we don't have to lug around a converter.
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3911 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:07 am to
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ipad/iphone


Yep, just adapter for these. There's some real cheap and small ones on Amazon for like $2-3.
Posted by lsubruce
baton rouge, la.
Member since Oct 2004
1006 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:43 am to
Thanks guys! Much appreciated!
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20368 posts
Posted on 7/6/17 at 12:22 pm to
"Electronics" is different than cell phones and computers. You need to understand the US uses 110/120volt plus different plugs, most if not all of Europe is 220/240 volt. So you need a plug adapter to fit in to wall socket, then anything like a hair dryer or low end American electronics need a converter to reduce the 220 to 110. Does this make sense? So it's a two part process.

iPhones, most cell phones, most tablets, and most computers are built to run on both 110/220 Volts. So you just need a plug adapter.

Things like hair dryers you usually need both, and my wife always burns something up she brought because she only plugged the appliance into a plug adapter and not into an adapter/ converter. Some are both, some are just adapters and you usually know by price. Under $10 is usually just an adapter and more than that is usually both. Obviously the packaging will tell you but that's a good quick reference.

If you see a USB plug in Europe, that will be 220v. So that's fine and great for phones, but double check your other items like portable battery chargers, fans, clocks, etc.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 12:25 pm
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