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    Going abroad. . .do I need a converter?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by unrelatedwaffle, Mar 18, 2007.

  1. unrelatedwaffle

    unrelatedwaffle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an Asus z63a (not that it really matters for my purposes. . .), and I know next to nothing about electricity (a skill I am learning is quite valuable). I'm going to Japan this week, and my AC adapter says the input is 100~240V (output 19V). I know Japan is a 100V country, and I bought a kit of converters (however, I couldn't just buy the Japan converter. They made me buy some for a bunch of other countries, which is money I could have used) just in case, but I'm just wondering if it's really necessary.
     
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    And, P.S. I also have a surge protector that is for the USA. Could I just plug the surge protector into the converter and use the plugs that way? Or would that overload the circuit?
     
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    As far as I can see from this table, Japan has the same wall sockets as the US. You have already worked out that the voltage is within the range covered by your adaptor. So it looks like you are in business without needing any special hardware.

    If your surge protector will fit the wall socket then that will work as well.

    Telephone wall sockets (if you are still wanting to use a dial-up service) may be different, but I have found that the lead which plugs into the phone always has the same RJ11 plug which will fit the computer socket, so you just unplug the phone lead.

    John
     
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