10-09-2013 05:59 PM
Am worried my Battery Charger LC-E5 for EOS 500d may not work with power sources in Asia. Can I safely plug
it into wall sockets in Thailand to charge a bsttery? If not, what's an option? many thanks, ec
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10-10-2013 09:32 AM
I have never been to Asia but before we were sent on a trip outside the USA, we were told any electrical device must have this written on it:
INPUT: AC 100V-240V~1.0A 50/60 HZ
We were instructed, if it does it should work without problem if the proper plug adapter is used.
10-09-2013 06:20 PM - edited 10-09-2013 06:22 PM
Yes, it's fine. It should say something like 100-240 VAC on the back.
You will need the adapters, so they fit in the plug, but the voltage difference won't affect anything, the charger rectifies it to a direct current anyway.
10-10-2013 06:23 PM
10-10-2013 09:32 AM
I have never been to Asia but before we were sent on a trip outside the USA, we were told any electrical device must have this written on it:
INPUT: AC 100V-240V~1.0A 50/60 HZ
We were instructed, if it does it should work without problem if the proper plug adapter is used.
10-10-2013 11:41 AM
I don't understand the tendency on here to repeat exactly what someone already said without providing any new information.
I used my charger for the 450D in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and China. Not to mention Europe, Africa, South America, Australia. No problems.
Pretty much any modern day electronic (not any electric, electronic) will run fine on either system. Electronics run on DC current, so AC line supplies need to be rectified, smoothed, and downscaled to usually around 3.3 - 12V. The components that do this can easily be made to handle a wide range of AC input, which is quite convenient. I would always check the electronic or the transformer (the brick between the cords on a laptop charger) to be sure, but in general the only things that are going to have issue are simple non-electronic devices like electric shavers and curling irons.
10-10-2013 03:32 PM
"I don't understand the tendency on here to repeat exactly what someone already said without providing any new information"
You really need to put down the caffeine and lighten up, man!
10-10-2013 06:22 PM
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