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Tezcatlipoca · 23-01-2009, 21:44

Question regarding charging an iPhone abroad...

Right, so the iPhone comes with the USB power adaptor thing, which has two parts:

1) The actual power adaptor, with the figure of 8 connector on one side & the USB port on the other.

2) UK plug adaptor to connect to the figure of 8 on the USB thing.

The main USB bit says it works with 100-240V & 50-60Hz, but the UK plug bit says only 250V & 50Hz.

So, I assume I can't simply whack a travel adaptor on the UK plug part, to make it a US plug?

As the USB adaptor bit itself is universal, can you buy a US plug for it on its own? Or do you have to spend Â£Â£Â£Â£ buying the Apple travel kit which seems to come with every kind of plug imaginable?

23-01-2009, 21:44	#508
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	re: The iPhone thread Question regarding charging an iPhone abroad... Right, so the iPhone comes with the USB power adaptor thing, which has two parts: 1) The actual power adaptor, with the figure of 8 connector on one side & the USB port on the other. 2) UK plug adaptor to connect to the figure of 8 on the USB thing. The main USB bit says it works with 100-240V & 50-60Hz, but the UK plug bit says only 250V & 50Hz. So, I assume I can't simply whack a travel adaptor on the UK plug part, to make it a US plug? As the USB adaptor bit itself is universal, can you buy a US plug for it on its own? Or do you have to spend Â£Â£Â£Â£ buying the Apple travel kit which seems to come with every kind of plug imaginable?