Is the electricity in Germany gonna affect my batteries?

[pumukl]

I will be in Germany in a month or so. Does the different electricity there affect the charging of my US hardware? I will be in Nuernberg area, if anybody knows any shops there?

 

[BaxterB]

I cannot say for sure, but I use my US hardware in Japan, which uses different Hz than the US, and I have had no issues, other than it takes slightly longer to charge at the lower Hz. I would not see why you would have any issues, but again...I can only speak from my experience in Japan.

 

[twgbonehead]

You will need a voltage converter/plug adaptor at the least. Power in Germany is 220-240 volts instead of the 110-120V in the US. (It's also 50Hz rather then 60, but that normally doesn't present an issue).
The wall plugs are completely different, too.

 

[p7willm]

It depends on your charger. Find what voltage it supports. This will be on the wall wart, if it has one, or on the charger itself. It will say something like input 100 - 240V. If it says it is good for 240 you are good to go, almost. The wall outlets are different and US stuff will not plug in but all you need is a fairly cheap adapter that you plug into one side and the other goes in the wall.

If the input does not go to 240 do NOT plug it in. It will probably fry the charger. Check this for ALL the stuff you want to plug in. If you have something that does not like 240 you have two options. One is to get a voltage converter, can be fairly expensive, and the other is to buy whatever you need to run on 240, if it is just a charger it might be cheaper to get a new charger than a voltage converter.

One trick I use is to us a single adapter and plug an extension cord in and then I can plug a couple of us things in the other end.

Have fun in Germany.

 

[EricRichter]

p7willm is right. It'll cost a heck of a lot more to buy the necessary equipment to convert your plugs to German ones, than it would to just buy an e-cig charger in Germany itself. Europe has quite an active vaping industry, too, so it shouldn't be a problem to find smth on the net that will be near your hotel. Or you could learn some German and exercise it. Good luck!

 

[mistike]

Anything that has a converter should be ok (ex- laptop batteries) and you just need an outlet adapter. Check the voltage range on the converter, but most of them accept 110 to 240. If it doesn't go to 240, do not plug it in (I've yet to see one that doesn't, though. All my US hardware that come with a charger/converter works just fine in France).

Straight cord to outlet (no converter, ex- a lamp) will fry what's on the other end.

 

[stevegmu]

Nearly all electronics are made to handle modern power outputs- 120-240v. The only differences in chargers sold in Eurpoe and the US are the cord and packaging. I just use these and have never had an issue-

 

[Bunnykiller]

go to a shop that handles luggage... they carry voltage adaptors get one and use it... 240 V going into a 120V unit is nasty youll let the smoke out...

 

[stevegmu]

Look on the back of whatever charger you have. It will tell you something to the effect of input 100-240V. All you need is a plug adapter for the vast majority of electronics.

 

[Dogeggs]

Your juice will end up tasting of sausages and sauerkraut if you use that there German lektricity

 

[pumukl]

The language should not be a problem since I was born and raised there and speak it fluently. I have had some stuff fry on previous visits wIth the adapters. But thank you for all the help and I'll check on my charger. If all else fails I'll just hijack my brothers computer and charge it via usb. And of course I love the idea of getting new stuff while there!