US voltage?

[stopintime]

I'm hoping to get a GoPro camera when they offer it with the LCD screen option.

They offer a wall charger which I assume fits US.

What's the voltage stateside?

[Kopfjäger]

110

[Raux]

I'm hoping to get a GoPro camera when they offer it with the LCD screen option.

They offer a wall charger which I assume fits US.

What's the voltage stateside?

110v

you can find out what voltage/amperage required for the charger and get a generic one here in Europe. I do it with a lot of my equipment.

[MotoCreations]

Standard household for USA, Mexico and Western Japan: 110V (110-127V) at 60hz  

caution though --> some places in Japan still have 110V @50Hz -- it's a big mess to be honest between the two ratings in their county.

Dryer, stove, heater and commercial: USA, Mexico, Phillipines: 220V (220-240V) at 60Hz

Most all of Europe / Africa and OZ is 220V (220-240V) at 50Hz   (thus major appliances aren't swappable or worth transporting with USA)

[JEFF_H]

and a lot of power adapters will work with either 110 or 220 with just an plug adapter

[Kopfjäger]

Standard household for USA, Mexico and Western Japan: 110V (110-127V) at 60hz  

caution though --> some places in Japan still have 110V @50Hz -- it's a big mess to be honest between the two ratings in their county.

Dryer, stove, heater and commercial: USA, Mexico, Phillipines: 220V (220-240V) at 60Hz

Most all of Europe / Africa and OZ is 220V (220-240V) at 50Hz   (thus major appliances aren't swappable or worth transporting with USA)

Was unaware Europe, Africa, Mexico, Japan and OZ were stateside. 

[stopintime]

So, the easiest solution is a 220V 50hz ----- 110V 60hz adapter?

Or look for a USB specific wall charger which deliver x amp/voltage?

[1KDS]

You have 100v 50hz i would guess, and the US is 110v 60hz.  Often with these small chargers they are 50/60hz if you can get the specs of the charger it could work for you without adapter.  Do your receptacles look like this?

             neutral   |  |   hot
                            .     ground

[mitt]

It should be 120V 60Hz.  I am not sure why people say 110.


mitt

[stopintime]

You have 100v 50hz i would guess, and the US is 110v 60hz.  Often with these small chargers they are 50/60hz if you can get the specs of the charger it could work for you without adapter.  Do your receptacles look like this?

             neutral   |  |   hot
                            .     ground

220 - 240 is the usual description - I guess it fluctuates.
From what I read the last hour, the 50/60hz isn't critical for my purpose.

"recepticals" that sounds dirty

We have two basic choices: without ground is just two pins from a very thin plug OR grounded, which is bigger and round, including two ground connecting pieces on either side. Not possible to put a grounded appliance in a non-grounded socket.

[derby]

It should be 120V 60Hz.  I am not sure why people say 110.


mitt

because 110 is half of 220.

[1KDS]

It should be 120V 60Hz.  I am not sure why people say 110.

Generally 110v to 120v is acceptable and 208v to 240v is acceptable.  Nameplates say anything in that range.  If you were to put a meter in one of your receptacles it would probably read something like 117.4v for example.

[1KDS]

220 - 240 is the usual description - I guess it fluctuates.
From what I read the last hour, the 50/60hz isn't critical for my purpose.

"recepticals" that sounds dirty

We have two basic choices: without ground is just two pins from a very thin plug OR grounded, which is bigger and round, including two ground connecting pieces on either side. Not possible to put a grounded appliance in a non-grounded socket.

I guess I'm not sure what those look like.  If you put 220-240v into a 110-120v appliance regardless of frequency it will end with smoke.  So you're saying your small appliances in your house and your country like an alarm clock for example are 220v?

[mitt]

because 110 is half of 220.

Yes, but 220 is wrong also.

120 is half of 240, which is target the utility is trying to hit at each house.


mitt

[Kopfjäger]

Just plug shit in until it works.