Electrical Question

[lightshow]

I'm taking a trip to bon air to go windsurfing and I noticed that their power outlets are :

125 volt 50 cycle outlet

While the ones where I live (Georgia, USA) are

110 volt 60 cycle

Do you think I'll have trouble plugging in my laptop?

[Skiz]

Just buy an adapter and you'll be find

[Ariel_001]

Where are you? The 125 volt is ok... I guess, The 50 cycle is not... I think :unsure:

I never heard of a place that runs like that.

[Virtualbody1234]

Where is this "bon air" you speak of?

[lightshow]

Small Island 50 miles to the east of Aruba

Here's a map:

For those of you no familiar, the Caribbean Sea is between the SouthEastern part North America and the NorthEastern part of South America.

http://www.aruba-travelguide.com/map/photos/caribbean_map.gif

[Samurai]

So it's Bonaire and not 'Bon Air' eh? You might want to find out where you're going exactly. Could be walking into Castro's holiday inn.

And people wonder sometimes when we find it hard to help them :dry:

[tesco]

there outlets will most likely be different if it's a different voltage\cycles so you'll end up needing an adaptor anyway. ;)

[Virtualbody1234]

Small Island 50 miles to the east of Aruba

Here's a map:

For those of you no familiar, the Caribbean Sea is between the SouthEastern part North America and the NorthEastern part of South America.

http://www.aruba-travelguide.com/map/photos/caribbean_map.gif
Oh. Bonaire.


Electricity

127 volt, 50 cycle. 220 volt is also available at some resorts. Most U.S. appliances will work, however a bit hotter. Dive shops and resorts have stations for guest use for charging camera batteries, etc. It is recommended that you use them to avoid damage to delicate equipment.

bonaire-travelguide (http://www.bonaire-travelguide.com/vacation/index.shtml)

[Storm]

in curacao (also part of the Dutch Antilles, as i Bonaire (Bon Air, lol)) they had 110 volts (also some 220/230 v outlets)

are you sure Bonaire has 125v/60Hz? cause maybe thats just Bon Air where they have that (wherever the hell that may be)

and if they do have a different voltage, a little lower is ok, but higher will kill your equipment (my dad had a (cheap) 230v power drill that he used in the uk (240v) and it died after 3 hours, i woudnt take that sorta risk with something as delicate as your laptop)

now the 60 hertz shouldnt be a problem, since it will be converted to DC anyway......



but euhhhmmmmmm, one question though: your going to Bonaire (or bon air)......... SO WHY THE FUCK TAKE YOUR LAPTOP WITH YOU?????? :P lol

[lightshow]

Thanks guys. And I bring my laptop so I can dump all the digital pictures I take from my digital camera. Then go back out and take more.

[Virtualbody1234]

I hope we get to see some of those pictures. :)

[lynx]

What sort of laptop is it? Most laptop chargers are universal voltage these days, (110-240V, 50-60Hz) so it shouldn't really be a problem. Others have a switch but will still work in quite a large range (100-130V or 200-250V). As Storm says, the frequency is not an issue.

And if that's the only function you are going to use it for you can probably get away with just using it on battery.


and if they do have a different voltage, a little lower is ok, but higher will kill your equipment (my dad had a (cheap) 230v power drill that he used in the uk (240v) and it died after 3 hours, i woudnt take that sorta risk with something as delicate as your laptop)Sorry, but that's just not true. Lower input voltages than designed on electric motors cause them to spin more slowly. The consequence is a smaller "back emf" which results in a higher current. A higher current causes them to run hotter and burn out.

In any case, UK voltage was specified as 240V±6% which is 225.6V to 254.4V. The continental Europe specification was 220V±6% which is 206.8V to 233.2V. Power generation is still to these standards.

To combine these a new 230V standard for appliances was announced. Devices operating to this standard are required to operate at 230V±11% which is 204.7V to 255.3V, which encompasses both generating ranges.

If the power drill failed after 3 hours it was not because of a difference in standards.

[lightshow]

The laptop is a HP zv5000z series. I think I can make it on the battery, but just in case I wanted to make sure I had a chance to charge it without frying it.

Yeah, I definatly upload pictures. I hope I'll be able to start doing a foward loop. That's my goal! Wooo! Yeah!