budd@arizona.UUCP (tim budd) (02/18/85)
(no, I don't want to ask if they have those japaneese toys in europe!) I have a couple small electronic gadgets, such as a radio and a cassette tape player, that can take a conventional 6-volt transformer so that they can run off of house current rather than batteries. My question is - rather than buy a converter that takes european plugs and power, converts them into US plugs and power, and then transformers it to 6volt - will it be possible to buy (presumably in europe) something that plugs directly into their outlets and transforms into 6 volt AND will be compatable with the jack size on my radio - basically I guess I'm asking if the jack size they use in europe for such things is the same as we use here. --tim budd, dept of cs, the university of arizona
ssp@sun.uucp (Stephen Page) (02/24/85)
> I have a couple small electronic gadgets, such as a radio and a cassette tape > player, that can take a conventional 6-volt transformer so that they can run > off of house current rather than batteries. My question is - rather than buy > a converter that takes european plugs and power, converts them into US plugs > and power, and then transformers it to 6volt - will it be possible to buy > (presumably in europe) something that plugs directly into their outlets and > transforms into 6 volt AND will be compatable with the jack size on my > radio - basically I guess I'm asking if the jack size they use in europe for > such things is the same as we use here. > --tim budd, dept of cs, the university of arizona *** SURE THING, BOSS *** They sell adaptors in Europe. Try the adaptor before you buy and try wiggling the plug around. There are about 6 formats for DC input jacks which look very similar, and some manufacturers use identical plugs with reverse polarity. I recommend buying adaptors manufactured by the makers of your equipment rather than multipurpose adaptors; after 10 years going to and from Europe my Sony, National and Sanyo adaptors are still going strong, but the ones from elec- tronic supply places all broke. =Stephen Page {decwrl,ihnp4,ucbvax}!sun!spage 'This flat old earth is in your gentle hands' -Thomas Dolby, "The Flat Earth"