The adapter seems simple enough, but where's he going to get the three girls and raidio tower?
David Savage wrote: > On 7/28/07, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey Folks >> >> OK, I have to admit I'm slightly confused. It seems that some of you are >> saying that all I need is the converter to fit my USA plug into an >> Australian socket. >> > > I know for a fact all you'll need for the K10D battery charger is a > plug adapter. That's all I needed when I was in the US & Canada: > > <http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099075843897442> > <http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092099032894224466> > > Get a good quality one though. > > Mine is a cheap piece of junk that left the US plug half in the wall > socket every time you pulled it out :-/ Then I lost one of the 3 > internal contact pins at the GFM camp site and had to make a > replacement from the metal pocket tab thingy from a pen. After that I > glued the sucker together and didn't have any further problems with > it. > > >> I've written the above paragraph very carefully, since double entendre is so >> easy, and seeing the response I got when I referred to my wife's >> firmware..... >> > > I can understand that. This is the PDML. The home of bad puns and > double entendre :-) > > >> Meanwhile, others are saying I need a converter too? >> >> Does it matter that I'm planning on wanting to charge three devices: >> --K10D battery charger >> --white bread AA battery charger for an *istDs >> --JoBo GigaOne memory drive >> > > Firstly check the specs printed on the back of the power supplies of > the devices you're going to bring. I'll use the K10D's charger as an > example: > > <http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/Misc/photo?authkey=TrIZRqTedfw#5092098989944551490> > > As long as it gives a voltage range of around 100-250V, all you'll > need is a US-Australian plug adapter. > > I took my laptop overseas with me and it's power supply displays the > same voltage range. So all I needed for my trip was the plug adapter. > > >> Sorry for being very opaque here, but it will be important for me not to fry >> my batteries in the field.... >> > > Your K10D charger will be fine. I wouldn't worry about the AA charger > too much, worse comes to worse you can pick one up locally for not > much (or better yet just buy a big pack of disposable AA lithium cells > and bring them with you). > > The portable hard drive power supply is the one to check though (I > took one overseas too, but I charged it from the laptop via the USB > connection). > > Cheers, > > Dave > > -- The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park': In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct. The other is a film. -- Unattributed -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
