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From: sharat@cvl.UUCP (Sharat Chandran)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Higher Voltage in Europe etc
Message-ID: <1299@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 09:26:22 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 09:26:22 1986
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Organization: Center for Automation Research, Univ. of Md.
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Keywords: 220v, appliances
Summary: How to handle 220 volts


Most appliances that one buys in the US work only on 110 volts.
However, a lot of countries use the other standard of 220 (plus/minus!) 
volts.  The following questions therefore are relevant :

	(i) What is the best way of getting along in these countries?
       (ii) Are there standard shops where one can buy appliances with
  	    dual voltages with little difference in cost?
      (iii) Conversely, if one buys something from such countries, is
	    there a nice little adapter to use here?
       (iv) Besides the voltage problem, do other problems arise (e.g. 
	    no of lines in a TV, touch-tone in a telephone)?

The appliances I am thinking of are shavers, hair dryers, cassete players
irons, etc. What is the experience of those who travel?

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