nguyen@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Van Thanh Hoang Nguyen) (07/20/89)
I am planning to purchase a cassette radio to be used in East Germany. I need to know what the power line frequency and voltage are in East Germany. Also, would I need a converter for the plug? Van Thanh Hoang Nguyen nguyen@rex.UUCP nguyen@rex.cs.tulane.edu tulane!rex!nguyen
howard@tp2.Waterloo.NCR.COM (Howard F. Steel) (07/21/89)
In article <928@rex.cs.tulane.edu> nguyen@rex.UUCP (Van Thanh Hoang Nguyen) writes: > I am planning to purchase a cassette radio to be used in East Germany. >I need to know what the power line frequency and voltage are in East Germany. 220 Volt (+/- 5%), 50 Hertz, for residential use. >Also, would I need a converter for the plug? Yes; you will need to convert from a 16 Amp, 250V, CEE7 type of plug (the ones with the 2 round pins and the metal earthing contact on the side). -- Howard.Steel@Waterloo.NCR.COM :-( I Think, Therefore I AM, aka: Howard "The Duck" Steel :-) I think