Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >The last time I went to England, I brought the wrong power converter. They sell five or six different types at the hardware store. Does anybody know which kind I should buy?<
Although the standard supply in Britain is 240volts, 50Hz, 120v is used in certain circumstances - notably for the use of electrical equipment on building sites and in potentially wet conditions. Accordingly it is possible to hire transformers which will convert 240v to 120v. They are rather heavy it is fair to say (!) but if you went down that route you would not need to buy anything and have the trouble of carrying it with you. Indeed, it is just possible that St Anne's College may even be able to lend you one... One national firm in the UK rents a small transformer out for 11.28 GBP per day or 18.80 GBP per week incl tax. There must be cheaper ones. If you haven't already done so I think you should check with Doug Bateman (the BSS Conference Organiser) about the use of soldering equipment at St Anne's College. I have no reason to believe that there will be a problem but all Colleges have policies about such things and the display area at Oxford is to be sited at the far end of their Dining Room where we shall all be eating so that may also need to be considered. Regards Patrick -
