Posted by Pam Colander on September 10, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Can anyone tell me what I need in order to charge my 5D batteries in England?
Thanks!
Posted by David Schoen on September 10, 2009 at 5:15 PM
a power converter available at REI and other travel stores online. plug your charger into the converter and the converter (comes with appropriate plug) into the wall.
Posted by David Bostedo on September 10, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Most chargers have power converters built-in. In that case you only need a cheap adapter for the plug (as opposed to a larger more expensive converter box). Adapters are available lots of places - Target, Wal-Mart, drug stores, travel/luggage stores, etc.
You can tell if your charger will work by looking at the markings on it (which are often hard to read). It should have something like :
110 - 280 V
50-120 Hz
England operates on 230 or 240 V, and 50 Hz. As long as those numbers are within the ranges of your charger, you should be fine. I was there recently and had no problems with any of several chargers I own, using just an adapter. If your charger doesn't have the right ranges, you'll have to buy a converter.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 10, 2009 at 6:27 PM
David is right. Your current charger will work, but you may need a prong adapter as he noted.
Posted by Pam Colander on September 10, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Discussion
4 repliesThanks!
You can tell if your charger will work by looking at the markings on it (which are often hard to read). It should have something like :
110 - 280 V
50-120 Hz
England operates on 230 or 240 V, and 50 Hz. As long as those numbers are within the ranges of your charger, you should be fine. I was there recently and had no problems with any of several chargers I own, using just an adapter. If your charger doesn't have the right ranges, you'll have to buy a converter.