Re: [Apple iPod] Re: charging nano

USA voltage is 120 volts 60 cycle.

I think European voltages are 220 Volts, I also seem to remember
that theirs is 50 cycle.

I don't think the cycle rate is a problem. However, the voltage
could be depending on your your adapter. We have a Belkin adapter
that cost around $20. It included a cigarette light adapter, the 120 /
240 volt AC 50/60 cycle wall unit & a USB extension cord. Apple
wanted $30 and did not have the car adapter.

Defintely you will need a plug adapter. Available from fred meyer
stores & best buy I think

FYI, current is the amount of power available in amps or milliamps.
Volts is the "pressure" forcing the current thru a device. Ohms is
the resistance to the current trying to flow thru the device.

Probably more than you wanted to know.

david

On Aug 7, 2008, at 7:31 AM, Matt Pickens wrote:

> I think what you are asking if you have to convert the electric
> current or just the type of plug. My understanding is that the iPod
> power adapter's can take a large range of electric currents. In that
> case you just need a plug converter for the right type of plug for
> the country you are visiting.
>
> My daughter went to Europe over the summer. She was in Germany,
> Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland. We just got her a plug
> converter. She didn't report any problems. I didn't ask if she had
> to charge her 3rd gen iPod Nano but I saw photos of her listening to
> it. I suspect she charged it without problems.
>
> Two years ago my wife went took her 2nd gen iPod nano to Thailand.
> She did the same thing and had no problems.
>
> Here's a link to the documentation on it:
> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2537?viewlocale=en_US
>
> I think Apple's converter is too expensive. I paid $10 for a plug
> converter at Radio Shack. Another consideration with the more
> extensive converters is the weight. Don't forget the airlines now
> have strict weight limits.
>
> Now, this advice just goes for the iPod. If you have other appliances
> you will need to check the specifications for those. You will
> probably need an electric current converter. (Sorry, I don't remember
> the correct terminology.)
>
> Have fun!
>
> --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, LeslieCefali <ljcefali@...> wrote:
> >
> > What kind of converter can you use to charge an iPod nano in
> > Europe.... I live in the US, will be traveling to Germany and Italy.
> > I have a wall-charger (but no laptop, so that is not an option).
> > The electricity converters that I have seen say that they cannot be
> > used for electronic devices... so what kind of converter IS used to
> > charge electronics while overseas?
> >
> > thank you.
> > leslie c

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