Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
On Jul 30, 2007, at 12:48 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob Blakely So... You guys use the same power standards as the..., ah... French, eh? Regards, Bob Blakely Equal opportunity Insults, Inc. I thought the French used the same ones the Germans use? Isn't it standardized across the Euro Union? IIRC they used to differ at 220 vs 240 volts. I think they ended up meeting in the middle and standardising on 230. I could be wrong, but that seems to be the kind of thing that the Brussels bureaucrats would only require 20 years to decide :) - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
Probably. 200+ volts, 50 Hz, weird connector for North Americans, sound familiar? Regards, Bob Blakely - A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. - Robert Frost - Original Message - From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought the French used the same ones the Germans use? Isn't it standardized across the Euro Union? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
From: Bob Blakely So... You guys use the same power standards as the..., ah... French, eh? Regards, Bob Blakely Equal opportunity Insults, Inc. I thought the French used the same ones the Germans use? Isn't it standardized across the Euro Union? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
The adapter seems simple enough, but where's he going to get the three girls and raidio tower? David Savage wrote: On 7/28/07, Barry Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Folks OK, I have to admit I'm slightly confused. It seems that some of you are saying that all I need is the converter to fit my USA plug into an Australian socket. I know for a fact all you'll need for the K10D battery charger is a plug adapter. That's all I needed when I was in the US Canada: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099075843897442 http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099032894224466 Get a good quality one though. Mine is a cheap piece of junk that left the US plug half in the wall socket every time you pulled it out :-/ Then I lost one of the 3 internal contact pins at the GFM camp site and had to make a replacement from the metal pocket tab thingy from a pen. After that I glued the sucker together and didn't have any further problems with it. I've written the above paragraph very carefully, since double entendre is so easy, and seeing the response I got when I referred to my wife's firmware. I can understand that. This is the PDML. The home of bad puns and double entendre :-) Meanwhile, others are saying I need a converter too? Does it matter that I'm planning on wanting to charge three devices: --K10D battery charger --white bread AA battery charger for an *istDs --JoBo GigaOne memory drive Firstly check the specs printed on the back of the power supplies of the devices you're going to bring. I'll use the K10D's charger as an example: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092098989944551490 As long as it gives a voltage range of around 100-250V, all you'll need is a US-Australian plug adapter. I took my laptop overseas with me and it's power supply displays the same voltage range. So all I needed for my trip was the plug adapter. Sorry for being very opaque here, but it will be important for me not to fry my batteries in the field Your K10D charger will be fine. I wouldn't worry about the AA charger too much, worse comes to worse you can pick one up locally for not much (or better yet just buy a big pack of disposable AA lithium cells and bring them with you). The portable hard drive power supply is the one to check though (I took one overseas too, but I charged it from the laptop via the USB connection). Cheers, Dave -- The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park': In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct. The other is a film. -- Unattributed -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
Har! He's on his own there. BTW, its a yacht mast. Cheers, Dave On 7/28/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The adapter seems simple enough, but where's he going to get the three girls and raidio tower? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
Barry Rice wrote: Hey Folks OK, I have to admit I'm slightly confused. It seems that some of you are saying that all I need is the converter to fit my USA plug into an Australian socket. I've written the above paragraph very carefully, since double entendre is so easy, and seeing the response I got when I referred to my wife's firmware. Meanwhile, others are saying I need a converter too? Does it matter that I'm planning on wanting to charge three devices: --K10D battery charger --white bread AA battery charger for an *istDs --JoBo GigaOne memory drive Sorry for being very opaque here, but it will be important for me not to fry my batteries in the field Barry Take a look at your K10D's power supply, what exactly does it say? if it says something like 100-260 vac 50-60hz, all you need is the plug adaptor, if it only says your local voltage then a voltage converter will be required. Same goes for any other appliances you are taking with you. Drew -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
So... You guys use the same power standards as the..., ah... French, eh? Regards, Bob Blakely Equal opportunity Insults, Inc. - A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. - Robert Frost - Original Message - From: drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take a look at your K10D's power supply, what exactly does it say? if it says something like 100-260 vac 50-60hz, all you need is the plug adaptor, if it only says your local voltage then a voltage converter will be required. Same goes for any other appliances you are taking with you. Drew -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
On 7/28/07, Barry Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Folks OK, I have to admit I'm slightly confused. It seems that some of you are saying that all I need is the converter to fit my USA plug into an Australian socket. I know for a fact all you'll need for the K10D battery charger is a plug adapter. That's all I needed when I was in the US Canada: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099075843897442 http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099032894224466 Get a good quality one though. Mine is a cheap piece of junk that left the US plug half in the wall socket every time you pulled it out :-/ Then I lost one of the 3 internal contact pins at the GFM camp site and had to make a replacement from the metal pocket tab thingy from a pen. After that I glued the sucker together and didn't have any further problems with it. I've written the above paragraph very carefully, since double entendre is so easy, and seeing the response I got when I referred to my wife's firmware. I can understand that. This is the PDML. The home of bad puns and double entendre :-) Meanwhile, others are saying I need a converter too? Does it matter that I'm planning on wanting to charge three devices: --K10D battery charger --white bread AA battery charger for an *istDs --JoBo GigaOne memory drive Firstly check the specs printed on the back of the power supplies of the devices you're going to bring. I'll use the K10D's charger as an example: http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092098989944551490 As long as it gives a voltage range of around 100-250V, all you'll need is a US-Australian plug adapter. I took my laptop overseas with me and it's power supply displays the same voltage range. So all I needed for my trip was the plug adapter. Sorry for being very opaque here, but it will be important for me not to fry my batteries in the field Your K10D charger will be fine. I wouldn't worry about the AA charger too much, worse comes to worse you can pick one up locally for not much (or better yet just buy a big pack of disposable AA lithium cells and bring them with you). The portable hard drive power supply is the one to check though (I took one overseas too, but I charged it from the laptop via the USB connection). Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Power converters and transformers/Summary
On 7/28/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your K10D charger will be fine. I wouldn't worry about the AA charger too much, worse comes to worse you can pick one up locally for not much (or better yet just buy a big pack of disposable AA lithium cells and bring them with you). I'd second the recommendation for lithium AA's. 2-3 sets of them will weigh less and take up less space in your luggage than the rechargeable AA's and their charger. I bought a pack of 16 AA lithiums from Sam's Club for about $20 before GFM. The set that I put in my DS2 before I started that trip is still in the camera, and still shows full on the battery life indicator. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
