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Old 01-23-2006, 12:03 PM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by kBizzle
I have an Australian computer I need to work here in the states-
When you vidit the US where did you find a voltage converterfor a three pronged cord?

You'd think this would be an easy thing to find- but I am losing my mind...
Radio Shack?
Is it a full sized PC or a laptop?

If it's a PC, the power supply may let you change the voltage... then plug in a standard US-plug IEC cable.

If it's a laptop, the power supply will probably auto-adjust to anything between about 100V - 240V. In this case you may need a figure 8 power cable.

The MOST important thing is to make sure that the power supply can handle the voltage difference. Converting between plugs won't help if it's expecting 240V...
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