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Palm Vx cradle/charger for Australia
Question:
I’m bringing my Palm Vx to Australia soon. Does anyone know where I can buy a Australian (220 v.) charger? Thanks.
Response:
Hello Clark Are you sure you need to buy a power supply for Australia ? If you come from a country where the electricity network is 220V it is just a matter of having a plug adapter since the shape of the plug is different in Australia; you can easily buy this adapter for, say AUD 10, in almost any convenience stores. If you come from a country where the electricity network is 110V you should check on your current power supply whether it does not adapt automatically on 110 or 220V; I think it is not uncommon since it is the case for my laptop and my ZIP drive; it could save you some AUD. Have a nice trip. Ben
Response:
I’ve checked. The Vx charger I have (sold in the U.S.) requires 110v. My laptop does accept 220v or 110v, so it works fine with the plug adapter. I could buy a 220-110 transformer, but would prefer to avoid that. I assume the Palms sold in Oz come with a charger that will work on both voltages. I just need to find where to buy one. I had the same problem with my Kodak DC4800 digital camera. The charge that came with it in the U.S. required 110v only. I bought the Australian version a couple of months ago and it accepts both 110 and 220. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hello Clark > Are you sure you need to buy a power supply for Australia ? > If you come from a country where the electricity network is 220V it is just > a matter of having a plug adapter since the shape of the plug is different > in Australia; you can easily buy this adapter for, say AUD 10, in almost > any convenience stores. > If you come from a country where the electricity network is 110V you should > check on your current power supply whether it does not adapt automatically > on 110 or 220V; I think it is not uncommon since it is the case for my > laptop and my ZIP drive; it could save you some AUD. > Have a nice trip. > Ben
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I’ve checked. The Vx charger I have (sold in the U.S.) requires 110v. >My laptop does accept 220v or 110v, so it works fine with the plug adapter. >I could buy a 220-110 transformer, but would prefer to avoid that. I assume >the Palms sold in Oz come with a charger that will work on both voltages. I >just need to find where to buy one. >I had the same problem with my Kodak DC4800 digital camera. The charge that >came with it in the U.S. required 110v only. I bought the Australian version a >couple of months ago and it accepts both 110 and 220.
try contacting palm: http://www.palm.com.au/Australia/index.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Clark > Are you sure you need to buy a power supply for Australia ? > If you come from a country where the electricity network is 220V it is just > a matter of having a plug adapter since the shape of the plug is different > in Australia; you can easily buy this adapter for, say AUD 10, in almost > any convenience stores. > If you come from a country where the electricity network is 110V you should > check on your current power supply whether it does not adapt automatically > on 110 or 220V; I think it is not uncommon since it is the case for my > laptop and my ZIP drive; it could save you some AUD. > Have a nice trip. > Ben
Response:
I’ve searched that website and have found where I could order a cradle/charger that would handle the Australian 240 volts input. Thanks. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > try contacting palm: > http://www.palm.com.au/Australia/index.html
Response:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve checked. The Vx charger I have (sold in the U.S.) requires 110v. > My laptop does accept 220v or 110v, so it works fine with the plug adapter. > I could buy a 220-110 transformer, but would prefer to avoid that. I assume > the Palms sold in Oz come with a charger that will work on both voltages. I > just need to find where to buy one. > I had the same problem with my Kodak DC4800 digital camera. The charge that > came with it in the U.S. required 110v only. I bought the Australian version a > couple of months ago and it accepts both 110 and 220.
Just a thought…. if you’re going to be hiring a car and spending significant amounts of time driving (big ifs, I know) maybe a small 12V-110V inverter would be a good investment. More useful to you in the longer term than a transformer and generally lighter to lug around. If you have several devices to support it may work out cheaper too – some companies charge a high premium on what might normally be considered "spare parts." Like I said, just a thought. Dave Campbell