Timeline for Power Adapter for Traveling to Scotland (I live in the US)
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| Oct 1, 2019 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1179048484177108992 | ||
| Sep 30, 2019 at 19:57 | comment | added | smci | @MarkJohnson: "Do what" in a hotel? You seem to be constructing bizarre strawmen that the question never asked about. Noone travels with a suitcase of desktop PCs, so that's not at issue. Laptops have universal transformers for precisely that reason. | |
| Sep 30, 2019 at 4:13 | comment | added | Mark Johnson | Do that in a hotel and probably the whole floor will be blown out. In a pension the house. So @smci it is not ridiculous. With Electricity never assume anything. | |
| Sep 30, 2019 at 4:13 | comment | added | Mark Johnson | @smci no, I will not delete it. Electricity is dangerous. Allways check carefully before usage. Most PC's have the switch inside, sometimes outside. In my 35 years as technician I have only seen it blow once where 200 PC's were donated to a school. The switch was outside, thus the decision had already been made to glue them up. While testing one with open cover a 9 year old came in, saw the red switch on a black background and used his small finger to switch it over. The result was a black mushroom cloud and a blown fuse.... | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 21:27 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:35 | comment | added | smci | Your question has ambiguity around "devices": if "device" = laptop then no you don't need a voltage converter (but do obviously still need an adapter); laptops have universal voltage converters. Only if "device" = shaver/kettle/heater/desktop/other power appliance might you need a voltage converter. | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:25 | answer | added | smci | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:15 | comment | added | Bunji | @Muzer I actually already own one that is fused (purchased by someone in the UK), so no need to worry about me. I just used the link for demonstration purposes. | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:13 | comment | added | Muzer | I echo @Owain's comment. DO NOT BUY THE ADAPTOR YOU LINKED. Wait till you get to the UK then buy one from a reputable source. Electricity in homes is more dangerous in the UK than it is in the US due to higher voltage and much higher current wiring, so extra safety measures are normally present on our plugs — which won't be present on anything you can buy in the US. You'll be spending a little more most likely but it's worth it for the peace of mind that you aren't going to shock yourself or burn your hotel down... | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:09 | comment | added | Bunji | @smci I am the OP | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:07 | comment | added | smci | @Bunji: no, only desktops, laptops pretty much never do. Yes, desktops may need to be manually switched, to avoid sending the power supply up in smoke. You asked about a laptop. | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 20:05 | comment | added | Bunji | @smci it is actually true that many desktop PC's these days still have a small red switch in the back that you must manually switch to the proper voltage. I never really thought about why computers have this, but now I know! That said, you are right that I've never seen this on a laptop. | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 19:42 | comment | added | Owain | The adapter you have linked to is unfused and is illegal to use in the UK. You would be better to wait until you get to the UK and buy one here that complies with safety regulations. They're in all large supermarkets, Boots and Argos stores. Eg argos.co.uk/product/8556295 | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 7:26 | comment | added | Mark Johnson | @Mawg PC's have them as well but must be manually set. Checking the label (meantioned elsewhere) is important. So checking each device is needed and never assuming that the plug adapter will convert the voltage was my point. | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 7:19 | comment | added | Mawg | @MarkJohnson when I moved from USA to Europe I had to buy a step up transformer for 220/240v powered devices such as TV & deathlike. However,laptops already have a transformer in the charger, so no extra hardware was necessary | |
| Sep 29, 2019 at 0:38 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Sep 28, 2019 at 18:10 | vote | accept | Bunji | ||
| Sep 28, 2019 at 16:51 | answer | added | Patricia Shanahan | timeline score: 24 | |
| Sep 28, 2019 at 16:48 | answer | added | Xnero | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 28, 2019 at 16:26 | history | asked | Bunji | CC BY-SA 4.0 |