> On Behalf Of Amaury Jacquot > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 13:15 =20 > Alan B. Pearce wrote: > >>Given my track record on this list concerning electricity, I > >>won't comment much on that except to say this: 210 volts, 50 Hz. > > > > > > If you have equipment with a universal supply, like most laptops = have > these > > days, this will not be a problem. Your biggest problem in this area = will > be > > finding a suitable conversion plug for your equipment. Check out = your > > airport shops for suitable universal adapters. >=20 > Adapters for 3 prong US plugs are available at local 'castorama' or > 'leroy Merlin' in France >=20 I would suggest getting it in the states if possible. I searched high = and low for one in Germany. None of the places I expected to find one = -- Media Mart, computer stores, hardware stores -- carried them. I = finally found it at a Conrad Electronics in Mannheim. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.