A simple stupid question about the different voltage in European
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You need a plug adaptor so the plug will fit into the wall socket. Mouse over the various adaptors to locate the one you need for France (and much of Europe).
http://www.conair.com/convertersadap...-55_90_99.html
http://www.conair.com/convertersadap...-55_90_99.html
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I think that http://tinyurl.com/2y9zvv will clear up the electrical shock for some of you.
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WOW, those conair adapters are expensive. Here's another site for plugs/converters.
http://www.voltageconverters.com/plug_adapters.html
http://www.voltageconverters.com/plug_adapters.html
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I dont know about you all, but when we traveled to Spain last year, we made the mistake of buying this one converter/adapter from Brookstone: The Universal Voltage Converter for Travel.
http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...=Result*R1C1*A
The plugs were two pronged alright, but the outlets were sucken in! So of course the adaptor converter prongs were not long enough.
I would go with this one. It can snugly fit in the sunken-in outlet: http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...=Result*R4C1*A
But to comment on blowdryers and curling irons, I would buy them in Europe. I bought my hairdryer in London, store called Boots. Pricey, but worth it. It has all the convertibles for all the countries, including U.S.! Even has a voltage adjustment knob. Worthington Travel Hair Dryer. (For the hair dryer connoisseurs, i bought it five years ago and still pretty good. I can compare it to expensive hairdryers such as the supersolano. I swear by it and never travel without).
http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...=Result*R1C1*A
The plugs were two pronged alright, but the outlets were sucken in! So of course the adaptor converter prongs were not long enough.
I would go with this one. It can snugly fit in the sunken-in outlet: http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...=Result*R4C1*A
But to comment on blowdryers and curling irons, I would buy them in Europe. I bought my hairdryer in London, store called Boots. Pricey, but worth it. It has all the convertibles for all the countries, including U.S.! Even has a voltage adjustment knob. Worthington Travel Hair Dryer. (For the hair dryer connoisseurs, i bought it five years ago and still pretty good. I can compare it to expensive hairdryers such as the supersolano. I swear by it and never travel without).
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>>>Just wanna check and be sure, so if both my 2-proned cell phone and digi camera's chargers have 100v-240v written on them, that means that I can simply plug them in the outlet in France/Italy right?<<<
YES! is the only answer you need for that question. All the countries in Europe have voltages within that range. Just get a plug adapter such as that mentioned by Robespierre: tinyurl.com/23eps6.
YES! is the only answer you need for that question. All the countries in Europe have voltages within that range. Just get a plug adapter such as that mentioned by Robespierre: tinyurl.com/23eps6.
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>All the countries in Europe have voltages within that range
Even worse ;-), the long distance networks are fully integrated. Last year when RWE disabled a high power line somewhere in Westphalia, to make an oversized truck pass a bridge, the lights went out in part of Paris, and just a few seconds later in quite a lage area around Madrid too. Looks like they're still sueing ;-)
Even worse ;-), the long distance networks are fully integrated. Last year when RWE disabled a high power line somewhere in Westphalia, to make an oversized truck pass a bridge, the lights went out in part of Paris, and just a few seconds later in quite a lage area around Madrid too. Looks like they're still sueing ;-)
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