[X4U] world adapter kit

[Richard H Stoddard]

The key issue for anyone planning to travel is that an Apple laptop 
will work pretty much anywhere, and you don't need to do anything about 
voltage or frequency. I just returned from a trip on which I used my 
MacBook in London, Istanbul, and Turkmenistan. All I needed was the 
standard European plug adapter. In some parts of the world it may be 
advisable to carry a small surge protector to protect against spikes, 
but that's a different issue.

On Tue, 13 May 2008 16:27:43 -0500, Ed Gould wrote:
> 
> On May 13, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Jon Warms wrote:
>> Frequency is not a problem with any computer (that I'm aware of).
>> All of Apple's specs show 50-60 cycles.
>> 
>> In any event, every converter I've ever seen for international
>> travel converts voltage and adapts prongs only. The converters, be
>> they transformers or solid state, just convert the voltage.
>> Frequency isn't an issue
>> today with any electronic gear (of course, AFAIK).
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
> 
> Jon,
> 
> You (and others might be correct). I was going on information from 40 
> years ago. Items back then might not have been converted easily (60 
> to 50) cycles. I remember rather large copper colored boxes (16" by 
> 8" by 6" or larger) boxes that heated up excessively for use with 
> appliances brought over from the US to Germany. Maybe computer makers 
> have figured out the technical issues to make the boxes obsolete by 
> now.
> 
> Ed
> 
> _______________________________________________
> X4U mailing list
> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u
> 
> Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy 
> Pricehttp://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal