Hi i am travelling to DR from UK on monday and just wondered what plug adapters i will need. Thanks Jo
Hi i am travelling to DR from UK on monday and just wondered what plug adapters i will need. Thanks Jo
but the adapter has to be rated for current / wattage for the device you will plug into it. Otherwise, the adapter will burn.
Generally speaking the laptop power supply can be plugged into 120 volts AC if you simply change the plug. You don't need a step up adapter transformer. The laptop power will adjust automatically to the different voltage. So check the power supply input on the sticker of your power supply, it says 110volts to 220 volts a/c. Forget about the 60 cycle sinewave difference. this shouldn't make much of a difference.
AZB
Nothing will happen if the adapter/converter is over rated.what happens if the adapter isn't rated for the device you'll plug into it? say, the adapter is designed for a device that draws more current/wattage than the thing i originally intended to plug into the adapter?
Nothing will happen if the adapter/converter is over rated.
As AZB rightly points out, if it's under rated, it will burn up.
Most electrical devices that simply need to charge their internal batteries will still work on 110/120, only they will take longer to charge.
Of course, you will need a plug converter/adapter.
Most devices have the rated consumption printed on them, so it can give you a guideline of which converter to buy.
There is nothing to clarify, except that you did not read the OP.Just to clarify, as it seems that the responses indicate that you need a converter besides the adapter.
You will need just the "adapter", for change of plug type, if the units you want to power are 110/120 volt a/c. We use the standard a/c outlets/plugs that are used in the U.S.
The converter will only be necessary if your units are not designed for 110/120 volt a/c, for example, they are designed for higher voltage, such as 220-240 volt a/c.
Don ♥ SantiagoDR
There is nothing to clarify, except that you did not read the OP.
The UK uses 220/240 volt appliances, etc.
Everything in the UK is 220/240 volts ?
OP did not mention the voltage of items he was bringing, and I did not know that all items in the UK runs on 220/240 volts. I assume that to be the case from your post, so I stand corrected if that be the case.
OP did say "plug adapters" and not "converters" so that was part of my mis-interpretation.
I guess you also don't know that they drive on the wrong side of the road in UK?
Nothing will happen if the adapter/converter is over rated.
As AZB rightly points out, if it's under rated, it will burn up.
Most electrical devices that simply need to charge their internal batteries will still work on 110/120, only they will take longer to charge.
Of course, you will need a plug converter/adapter.
Most devices have the rated consumption printed on them, so it can give you a guideline of which converter to buy.
Likewise, Mariel.Thank you very much.
Greetings from Sweden.
Not everything in the UK , portable tool,s run on 110 voltsEverything in the UK is 220/240 volts ?
OP did not mention the voltage of items he was bringing, and I did not know that all items in the UK runs on 220/240 volts. I assume that to be the case from your post, so I stand corrected if that be the case.
OP did say "plug adapters" and not "converters" so that was part of my mis-interpretation.