[Inter]

I have a question I hope someone can answer. The pins on american adapters are different than european ones. Why is this? And also, I have searched a little around but I can't find a converter for american type pins so that I can get an american adapter to work in europe (and it's a universal 110-240V adapter).

Does anyone know if there exists such a thing?

 

[SiBurning]

'course they do.

One thing you might want to know is Euro doesn't seem to be polarized, but it matters here. I have something with a Euro plug. I bought a US-to-Euro adapter that has some connectors to adapt it in the other direction. It's ugly, but I only need it temporarily, and later I can throw out those adapters and use it if I ever travel to Europe. Thing is, if I insert the adapter in one direction, it buzzes like mad and gets really flaky. If I insert it in the other direction, it all works.

 

[wombastic]

Is it true that the power pulses in one country and not the other? I remember hearing something about this...somewhere.

 

[Inter]

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Originally Posted by SiBurning 'course they do. One thing you might want to know is Euro doesn't seem to be polarized, but it matters here. I have something with a Euro plug. I bought a US-to-Euro adapter that has some connectors to adapt it in the other direction. It's ugly, but I only need it temporarily, and later I can throw out those adapters and use it if I ever travel to Europe. Thing is, if I insert the adapter in one direction, it buzzes like mad and gets really flaky. If I insert it in the other direction, it all works.

Thanks for the answer. Do you know where I could find a US to Euro adapter?