-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 07 July 2004 05:16, Brian P. Flaherty wrote: > I'm travelling to Jena, Germany in a couple weeks and I'd like to use > my laptop there. I have an IBM X31 and the transformer says input is > 100 - 240 V, 1.2A-0.7A, and 50/60Hz. > > According to > http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm, Germany is > 230 V and 50 Hz. So, it seems to me that all I need is a plug > adapter, not an additional transformer. However, someone I work with > said that if I wanted to use it a lot there (several hours > continuously plugged in), I should bring a transformer too. Does > anyone know if this is true?
No need for a transformer. your laptop can be used anywhere in the world as the range from 100 to 240 V covers every countries' power systems. Just get a plug adapter for Europe and you are fine. > Also, if I use the laptop in Jena, should I leave the APC surge > protector in-line or remove it? The surge protector information says > that 100V to 240V are acceptable, but I was in Belgium a couple years > ago and the moment I plugged in, the surge protector blew. Never heard of that one... and never needed one either. ;) My guess is that a) your surge protector is made for the US and thus of the higher current in Europe it blew (maybe you have to turn a screw or something that you have to tell it to be used for 230 V...) b) you plugged in the surge protector together with the laptop power supply and that gave a spike. Try to plug in the surge protector first and then use the power supply. > Thanks for your time, thoughts, and patience. No problem. Cheers Arne - -- Arne Götje (高盛華) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Spam catcher. Address might change in future!) PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/685D1E8C Fingerprint: 2056 F6B7 DEA8 B478 311F 1C34 6E9F D06E 685D 1E8C Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA61Kcbp/QbmhdHowRApnzAKCh63xvF/LmXgI7TGYXGQbk635BIgCgja+M i2mIskqJ6KMklvESYOzNMkQ= =tSeU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
