- International Phone Charger - 5 Updates
| "jfeng@my-deja.com" <jfeng@my-deja.com>: Mar 01 09:33AM -0800 Most chargers/wall warts will work on 100V-250V, so all you probably need is a plug adapter. This does not apply to most high-power devices like hair dryers, curlers, irons, etc., but most tourist hotels provide hair dryers. I think Kenya uses the same plug as the UK. If you cannot find t at your local luggage/travel store, you can surely find them for sale at the airport. Your hotel will probably have them to loan out at the front desk or the concierge. (Some hotels have wall sockets that accept foreign plugs without changing the voltage.) Bon voyage! |
| "pfjw@aol.com" <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: Mar 01 10:03AM -0800 > Most chargers/wall warts will work on 100V-250V, so all you probably need is a plug adapter. This does not apply to most high-power devices like hair dryers, curlers, irons, etc., but most tourist hotels provide hair dryers. > I think Kenya uses the same plug as the UK. If you cannot find t at your local luggage/travel store, you can surely find them for sale at the airport. Your hotel will probably have them to loan out at the front desk or the concierge. (Some hotels have wall sockets that accept foreign plugs without changing the voltage.) > Bon voyage! Thank you. Yes, Kenya uses the G plug. And, yes, all our chargers are 'smart' that way. What we were hoping for was a suggestion towards a rechargeable external battery pack, for those times we are away from the big hotels and are staying in the luxury tents. My wife is a heavy user of tablet-based apps, so we will not be able to count on hers holding a charge for several days. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
| "jfeng@my-deja.com" <jfeng@my-deja.com>: Mar 01 10:32AM -0800 It sounds like you want something that will supply 5V to a USB port. Even f there are technological differences, I would guess that the biggest difference in cost (kw-h/$) would depend on whether you but at retail or with a discount, and not on the brand or packaging cosmetics. My only concern would be that ones with a high energy density (kw-h/kg) might spontaneously catch fire, and I do not know of any reviews that address this issue (I think these would all be Li-iion, and you are not allowed put these in your checked baggage). I would get one in the $10-$20 range and test it out at home, and maybe buy another one if it does not have enough capacity (do you know the discharge rate for the tablet?). |
| "pfjw@aol.com" <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: Mar 01 10:41AM -0800 My only concern would be that ones with a high energy density (kw-h/kg) might spontaneously catch fire, and I do not know of any reviews that address this issue (I think these would all be Li-iion, and you are not allowed put these in your checked baggage). Nailed it! That is also our concern. And why we are looking for actual travelers who have used such a device in practice. Thanks again! Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
| Mike Coon <gravity@mjcoon.plus.com>: Mar 01 07:41PM In article <352154e8-5a77-46dd-8c43-91d2d60a77cb@googlegroups.com>, peterwieck33@gmail.com says... > Thanks again! > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA I have a solar power-bank. If it can be left in the sunshine most of the time it might keep up with a heavy user. But I don't have one of those so do not know... Mike. |
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