OK.... Sorry Szemir I must ask... Is that the counter to the beauty of small and ultralight eeepc?
I may be wrong, but wouldn't the battery powered nature of the unit coupled with the dc wall adapter provide a fair bit (more than enough I mean) of surge protection? On Monday 10 March 2008 06:38:31 pm bogi wrote: > And when you get there, make sure you pick up a small ups, power 220-240v > 50Hz, but brownouts are common, specially if you venture away from Major > business districts where the power is generally of good quality. > Cheers > Szemir > > On March 10, 2008 16:36, John E Jardine wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I can confirm that the charger that came with ours is dual (120/240) > > rated. The only thing you should need is a plug converter. R/S sells > > them for an outrageous amount and hence always has some in stock. I > > have taken to buying my plug converters at the dollar store - they work > > just fine and I've used them extensively. > > > > Cheers, > > J.J. > > > > On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 16:29 -0600, Kin Wong wrote: > > > You only need one adapter if you use an extension cord, but make sure > > > the wire is rated for 110/240 otherwise you could cause an electrical > > > fire. However do not take a power bar like I did, the good ones are > > > surge protected and they will think 240 is a surge. Puff of blue smoke > > > is what you will get. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Kin > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: "CLUG General" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:00:36 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver > > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] EEE PC ? > > > > > > Check the input voltage on the adapter (canadian) you already have. If > > > it's anything like a normal laptop adapter it'll take 110- 240 VAC, > > > which means it will work in any Country in Europe -- most are 240 V I > > > think. > > > > > > You can buy adapter kits for the plug itself at most drug stores. I > > > have found them at Shoppers (here) Carrefour (France) and Boots > > > (England) as I seem to loose the damn things regularly. My point is > > > they are not hard to find. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Andrew. > > > > > > > Actually, the only potential issue is power. I think that they come > > > > with an adaptor for Europe, but you should double-check. Wireless > > > > networking is pretty standard. My Dad's using his in India right now > > > > without any issues. > > > > > > > > Jesse > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > clug-talk mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > > > -- > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > > > the Cistra MailScanner and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the > > > Cistra MailScanner and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > clug-talk mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
