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220v
I am going to Africa with my gear and I have a titan charger for my hytrons. I’m an artist not an engineer so I need some tech advice. For charging all I need is an adaptor for the plug and they will charge fine? Anything else I need to be concerned with regarding electricity?
Thanks
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Before you plug anything in you should check the back of each device to verfiy that it says its rated for 50-60Hz and 110-220 Volts. If it is then you will be in good shape and can plug away.
Before you do that though you should probably think about plugging everything through a surge protector. The local power might not be as smooth as your devices might appreciate. You should probably be able to get one in country at a local electrical store or you can get one here before you go- just make sure its rated for 220Volts. This is the type of thing you’d need
https://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId={31AD0FA0-A028-4D6D-8BEB-17BE0263AC5EVEREST8}&ic=BB136
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Nick Higgins
DP-LAps . Besides power issues the biggest thing to remember is that if you are shooting the camera in 60Hz mode you will need to shoot at 1/50 shutter speed to avoid flicker from any lights.
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Bring some extra fuses for the charger also, just to be safe.
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Dont worry no one is going to mistake you for an engineer by plugging in a charger .
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Another thing to consider is bringing along a 220v-to-110v transformer. (Not a cheapo travel one) but a heavy-duty one. They’re perfect for all kinds of other equipment. I use it for my 9″ Sony monitor, charging cell phones, ipods etc. It weighs about 10 lbs, but it works great and I wouldn’t travel with one now.
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If you plug a charger into a surge protector into a 220 to 110 transformer folk will start to wonder if you really are an engineer, just be mindful of who’s watching!
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If your really out in the sticks,some hotels will turn off the electricity at night,and back on in the morning.So you think your bats have had a good charge.. then 10mins later they die.
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