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(Even though the charger doesn't have the third prong) And I found it amusing that the plugs in China at the hotel where I stayed were: I \ / We really are the land down under. :-) Cheers, Dave At 09:36 AM 26/07/2007, Bob Sullivan wrote: >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
