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and Technology Abroad - Part 1 - By Elizabeth Gregory
In this 3 part article, we will look at electricity abroad, using technology abroad (ie laptops, cell phones, etc) and finally what you need to bring to make it all work.
First - electricity.
Google "electricity abroad" and you will find a slew of websites that give good information about what power is used where. This is one of my favorites because it provides pictures of each plug used, and you can search by country: Franklin Electric
As a home owner, I found this website very useful because it gives more technical descriptions of how the electricity works in different places as well as a nice chart that not only lists voltage and frequency by country, but also wiring configurations listing the number of wires you should expect to find (excluding the ground wire). More info
This site also provided a color coded world-wide map of voltages plus a great helpful hint on finding the local voltage: In case you forget to check what the local voltage is in the country you're going to: here's a small trick. Just take a look at the glass of an ordinary light bulb or stop at a supermarket and note what is printed on a light bulb package!
More to come soon...
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