[NewMusic] Power outlets in Europe?

[jacob felix heule]

I believe that power in Germany and all of Europe is at 220V. If your
device has an AC adapter that can handle that much input, then all you
need is an adapter. My laptop power supply, for example, has an input
range of 100-240V, so that's fine. If your AC adapter can only handle
120V, you'll probably fry it. DC devices don't use adapters, so you'd
probably fry that stuff too. You'll need a transformer to reduce the
incoming voltage. You can plug a US power strip directly into one of
these. For the devices with AC adapters that can handle 220V, you
might be able to use a US power strip, but all of mine indicate in
input of about 120V, so you might fuck up the power strip itself by
trying to send 220V through it, unless you bought one that was rated
to handle it.

I just got the message saying you have a transformer. Yes, you can
plug one power strip into that and power as much American gear as you
like.

jacob

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Damon Smith
<Damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
> Am I correct in assuming I can bring a power strip and just one
>  adapter for my electrical items? Or do I need a separate adapter for
>  each one?
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