Fry's. $5 for an AU plug adapter. / \ prongs instead of | | prongs in the US plug. Regards, Bob S.
On 7/25/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 25, 2007, at 2:30 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> A trip to Australia approaches. > >> > >> My K10D battery charger works for the 120V, 60 hz power here. > >> Australia uses > >> (I believe) 240V, 50 hz. Does anyone have a recommended source for > >> whatever > >> I need to use my USA charger in Australia? > > > > All you need is an adapter to enable you to plug a US plug into > > an Australian socket. The K10D charger is quite happy to work > > with 240V 50Hz. In fact most electronics (notebook computers, > > cell phones, etc.) come with universal chargers nowadays. > > If you have a Radio Shack or Fry's Electronics nearby, they usually > have the plug adapters at prices significantly lower than what you'll > pay at the airport. > > I have a huge bag of adapters for telephone systems and power > connectors somewhere around the office here. When I was traveling for > Sun Microsystems and Apple in the 1990s, it was a mess getting net > connection through dial up in a dozen countries, power was a lot easier. > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
