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Chanel

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Ok so we're going to South Africa for our Honeymoon and we have a concern. Can anyone tell me a good adapter for over seas so we can recharge things such as our IPod and Video camera? We have a small electronics one from Tumi but it's more for blow dryers etc. We're just not quite sure what we'll need.

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When we lived in Europe, the one I had to use for my blowdryer was bigger than what we needed for things like charging a phone, etc., so I think if you're sure your convertor can handle a blowdryer, you should be fine.  Do you need 220V?  Just remember, an adaptor is different from a convertor.  An adaptor will only change the plug to fit in the round European ( and probably S.A. type plugs).  It won't convert the voltage and will fry your appliance and probably cause a short-circuit.


 


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Whatever you do get make sure you check the instructions carefully. I have one that I had been using to charge things, and after I read in the instructions that it's only good for heat producing appliances.

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Most recent electronics shouldn't need a separate converter, just a plug adapter.  You can usually see on your charger stuff whether your appliance works on both.  I can't remember what they run on there, but it should say whatever our voltage is / their voltage.  Haha, that probably makes no sense.

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