Chargers - phone and camera

[Walsh clan]

Hi,

Just a quick question that maybe you can help with.. both my phone and camera have chargers, is there an adaptor so that I can use my chargers in the US?

Thanks in advance..Moira.

 

[Lobey]

Hi Moira,

You'll probably find that both your chargers will work with the US voltage. Check them carefully and you will see something written on them like "Input voltage 100V - 240V". If they have this then they'll work fine in the US, you'll only need the usual UK/Irish to USA travel adaptor so that it fits their sockets.

In the very unlikely circumstances that your chargers say something like "Input 200V-240V" then these will work in Europe only. In that case, you'd be probably be cheapest to buy new chargers suitable for the US - try eBay.

 

[wayneg]

Basic adapters work with just about anything, only problem I have ever come across is a Motorola V220 phone, we all had the same phone and all 3 were the same, none would charge. When I returned home I rang Motorola, it is/was a common problem with this model. For our next trip I bought an original US charger with free car charger off ebay cost me 99c plus $4 P&P to UK. Will be taking it with us again this week.

 

[Walsh clan]

Thanks! That answers my question!

M.

 

[alan]

I often find it useful to take a trailing multisocket (you know, four sockets in a single strip, a bit of wire and a plug) when I go on holiday. I plug the trailing socket into my plug adapter, and plug that into the wall. Thus I have four UK sockets to use, rather than just one.

regards,
/alan

 

[Walsh clan]

I often find it useful to take a trailing multisocket (you know, four sockets in a single strip, a bit of wire and a plug) when I go on holiday. I plug the trailing socket into my plug adapter, and plug that into the wall. Thus I have four UK sockets to use, rather than just one.

regards,
/alan

Nice one Alan!

 

[spotlight]

Where do can you buy these adapters from?

 

[alan]

Well, if youdon't find any before you travel, you will undoubtedly get them from Dixons at the airport. Expect to pay around £5

regards,
/alan

 

[daipp]

Basic adapters work with just about anything, only problem I have ever come across is a Motorola V220 phone, we all had the same phone and all 3 were the same, none would charge. When I returned home I rang Motorola, it is/was a common problem with this model. For our next trip I bought an original US charger with free car charger off ebay cost me 99c plus $4 P&P to UK. Will be taking it with us again this week.

Strange! Me and my son have V220 phones and had no problem with them. However, a good option is to take a car charger - 12v is the same here and there

David

 

[wayneg]

Strange! Me and my son have V220 phones and had no problem with them. However, a good option is to take a car charger - 12v is the same here and there

David

Hi David
Its about 2 years ago so I wonder if they have solved the problem or if it was just a bad batch of phones they produced, I don't know. I got rid of mine and changed to Sony Ericsson, call quality is far superior, I had nothing but dropped calls and background noise with V220. DW & DS both still use theirs.
Wayne