Electrical appliances
 

I have been trying and trying to get a simple question answered but for the life of me have yet been able to. What do I need to make my electrical appliances work in Ireland? Most particularly the battery charger for my camera. Do I need an adapter? Do I need a converter? Help!

Hi adam,

As noted on your previous thread,

look at the nameplate on your charger. If it says 1xx - 2xx V all you need is a plug adapter.

If it says only 1xx V, you will need a voltage converter as well.

ira, I lost my previous thread! Where did it go?

Click on your own screen name.

well, thanks! that makes life much, much easier!

I'm hoping to get around this with a converter to be plugged into the cigarette lighter of our rental car, since unfortunately my camera doesn't provide the information that Ira mentions. It seems to work just fine here in the states and I am unaware of any difference in lighters in the US vs. Europe.

I would be careful. British vehicles used to have "positive earth" instead of the "negative ground" used by the rest of the world. This will probably not be an issue, but it's best to be safe when millions of megapixels are at stake.

Positive electrical grounds were used in some British cars prior to the mid-to-late 1960s.

Won't find too many 35 yr old cars (or even British-made cars!) in a rental fleet nowadays.

Yes, dear. That's why I said "used to" and "probably not be an issue."

But if it were <u>my</u> $1400 camera, I'd make damned sure I was on solid ground (so to speak) before plugging it into <i>any</i>thing.

Hi tim,

&gt;my camera doesn't provide the information that Ira mentions.&lt;

It should be on the battery charger, not the camera.