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Accommodations: DC/AC and electric connections in general
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #46) on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 2:46 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Seems like a read where the electric sockets can fry things? Is there a problem? We do not yet have any adapters. We will be using only american current appliances. Staying at Hamlet Bonaire. Does that matter electronically speaking?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #18469) on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 8:54 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Rebecca, what kind of appliances are you bringing?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #47) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 10:32 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

We're talkin camera chargers, video players, etc. so we can audit our photos as soon as we get back from a dive, etc.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Myers (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #276) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 11:48 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Nominal voltage is 127, but is supplied at 50 Hertz. Long story short, if your equipment is listed to run at 60 Hertz only it will probably run hot, and possibly be damaged. Try and find universal chargers; they will run at 100-250 volts and 50 to 60 Hertz.

(Message edited by grunt on June 18, 2006)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #18472) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 12:21 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ron thanks.

Rebecca, I had visions of blenders, dvd players, TVs, washers, dryers, etc when you said "appliances"....lol!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bruce Wallace (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #177) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 3:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Rebecca, Look closely at the chargers and equipment that you are taking with you. More than likely it will state 115/240 volts and 50/60 cycles. If so , you will be safe.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2117) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 8:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

However, don't leave anything plug in when you are not there. The surges, etc. can ruin even the best protected equipment. I speak from exprience!!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Alan (BonaireTalker - Post #28) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 11:32 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Michael, what type of equipment were you using?
Curious because switching converters rated 100-250 volts and 50 to 60 Hertz should have been able to handle the surges. The simple "brick" transformers would pass along surges, but specifically state 110v 60hz.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #438) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 2:52 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Rebecca, check with the dive shop that you are diving with (Habitat, perhaps?) and see if they have protected power strips that you can use for chargers, etc. I know that Buddy Dive has them for use by customers; they will have the transformers, etc, necessary to provide stable power.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By wmiller (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:47 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Will a surge protector work for surges? I have brought one along in the past for my battery chargers and laptop. I thought this time I would bring an inverter and try charging my batteries and iBook via the cars battery lighter while we drive around the island.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7487) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:50 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

wmiller, just make sure to NOT leave them in the car unattended!! They will grow legs and run away!!! Welcome to Bonaire Talk

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By wmiller (BonaireTalker - Post #12) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 4:16 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I NEVER leave anything in the car, when I dive everything comes with me in a waterproof pouch inside my wetsuit or attached to my BC. I like to wear full foot fins in Bonaire and for shore diving I clip my crocs to my BC-makes for an interesting site. I can't be missed!!

Wendy

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #59) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:55 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks guys on the DC/AC question. But now to the hidy holes in the car....isn't there anyplace to hide, perhaps under the hood or under the seat. Sometimes you can lift the seats in the back off and place stuff under there. Or behind the back of the bonnet between the seats and the trunk. THere's gotta be some way to thwart those theives!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2129) on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:12 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Your i book is set for 100 - 240 and 50/60 hz. You can safely charge it in your room, just be sure to use a surgpe protector and don't leave it plugged in when you are not there. If a power outage occurs, somtimes you get a real big jolt when it comes back on...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Alan T. (BonaireTalker - Post #36) on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:34 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

One thing I found out about inverters.
They actually produce a modified square wave that is actually peak to peak of 110v. Our normal household current is a sine wave with peak to peak a little higher than 110v, which actually rms is 110v. If you are using a simple brick (transformer type) to charge a battery, you will not get the rated voltage out of it. The higher peak to peak voltage is lost during rectification to DC voltage because the square wave doesn't have a higher peak voltage. Your batteries may take longer to charge or may not peak out.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob van de Vechte (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 11:15 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Please listen to Michaels advice. it's not the overload that kills your equipment, but it happens often the the voltage goes below 100v and thats causes more damage then higher voltages.

 


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