Rh10 And Voltage Input?

[Petter156]

My friend is currently in Japan and if all goes well he´ll bring back an RH10 for me.

Now I´m wondering...

Japanese wall sockets give a voltage of 110V´s, right? And Japanese electronics (like MD units) come with power coverters to convert the voltage into a more suitable one (like 6V or something like that)?

Now if I buy a a Japanese RH10 will I be OK when buying a power converter that converts the 220V of electricity I get from my wall sockets (here in Finland) into the correct input voltage of the RH10 (whatever that may be)?

Thanks.

Edited July 15, 2005 by Petter156

[Ishiyoshi]

My friend is currently in Japan and if all goes well he´ll bring back an RH10 for me.

Now I´m wondering...

Japanese wall sockets give a voltage of 110V´s, right? And Japanese electronics (like MD units) come with power coverters to convert the voltage into a more suitable one (like 6V or something like that)?

Now if I buy a a Japanese RH10 will I be OK when buying a power converter that converts the 220V of electricity I get from my wall sockets (here in Finland) into the correct input voltage of the RH10 (whatever that may be)?

Thanks.

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This topic has been discussed many times - Japanese RH10 comes bundled with dual voltage AC Power Adaptor 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz, 5W 8-12VA. To answer your question: you can definitely use it without any problems in Finland.

[Petter156]

Thanks you Ishiyoshi, a very clear answer indeed.

[atrain]

you may need a plug converter to go from japanese plug shape to the finnish one. try a travel/camping or electronic store.

this is a great resource for knowing which shapes you'll need

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm#plugs

[Petter156]

In that case, would I only need a plug-adapter (what kind of add-on/device is this?) to use with the power converter Ishiyoshi mentioned?

[atrain]

yep. take a look at the page i linked. a plug-adapter is what it sounds like

turns

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without changing the voltage so is only around an inch thick

should look something like this

[The Low Volta]

Finland doesn't use UK-plugs so though the input side (female) is correct, you need the male side to be C/F-type... so more something like this one

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from this site

hope this helps

[Petter156]

Thanks, I should start running around town in elecric equipment stores and ask around. Hopefully they´ll have some. Those pictures will come in handy.

These devices should be found in normal electronic equipment stores, right?

[atrain]

should be in electronics & camping/travel stores & fairly cheap. they were about 5pounds last time i was in the UK. at last resort they allways sell them at airports.