By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #46) on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 2:46 pm: |
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?
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #18469) on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 8:54 pm: |
Rebecca, what kind of appliances are you bringing?
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By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #47) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 10:32 am: |
We're talkin camera chargers, video players, etc. so we can audit our photos as soon as we get back from a dive, etc.
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By Ron Myers (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #276) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 11:48 am: |
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.
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #18472) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 12:21 pm: |
Ron thanks.
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By Bruce Wallace (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #177) on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 3:31 pm: |
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.
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By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2117) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 8:58 am: |
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!!
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By Alan (BonaireTalker - Post #28) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
Michael, what type of equipment were you using?
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #438) on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 2:52 pm: |
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.
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By wmiller (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:47 pm: |
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.
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7487) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:50 pm: |
wmiller, just make sure to NOT leave them in the car unattended!! They will grow legs and run away!!! Welcome to Bonaire Talk
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By wmiller (BonaireTalker - Post #12) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 4:16 pm: |
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!!
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By Rebecca D Wells (BonaireTalker - Post #59) on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:55 pm: |
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!
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By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2129) on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:12 am: |
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...
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By Alan T. (BonaireTalker - Post #36) on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:34 am: |
One thing I found out about inverters.
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By Rob van de Vechte (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 11:15 am: |
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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