International Travel Question

[djshelto]

I'm hoping someone here can help clear something up for me.

I'm traveling to St. Lucia (in the Carribean) soon, and was wondering what power converter(s) I would need in order to use a laptop and charge my digicam. The digicam doesn't charge off the USB line, so I need a seperate plug for that.

I've tried searching, but there's so much conflicting info, I was hoping to get a concise answer here.

From what I've found, St. Lucia operates on 220v, 50Hz electricity.

Thanx in advance!
-dennis

 

[defakto]

First check on the power supply for your camera and your laptop, alot of power bricks now have an operating range of voltages. My dell powerbrick will work anywhere between 100-240V @1.5amps without needing any type of voltage regulator. If this is the case, you'll just need a plug adapter to make sure that it fits in the socket where you are going.

If yours does not operate on a range, it's possible to find regulators to drop the voltage to 110, expect to pay around $100 for a decent one though.

 

[Daggah]

Yeah, most laptops will run off of 220V.

Interesting factoid (something I found out when I moved to Italy) - the 50hz thing will jack up clocks pretty bad. So bring a battery operated alarm clock with you if you think you'll need some kind of alarm clock.

 

[djshelto]

thanx a lot guys...

just to make sure, i checked one of my adapters, and it says "100-240V 50-60Hz"

that means i just need an adapter to convert the 2/3 prong plugs i have to whatever outlet they have, right?