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The Corner Room
The Corner Room
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This corner was the best place to service all my electronics. It’s a problem for us North Americans who own everything with 115 voltage verses Europe’s standard 220v. I had a multi country/voltage adaptor but to my horror it would not work in 2 of the three electrical outlets and in the third it had a poor connection and I needed to hold it in and jiggle it to keep the current running. My camera battery charger, laptop to store my images and my Ipod were all needing it… thankfully I had a small cheapo adaptor that when plugged into this light socket worked perfectly and was stable… so phew…. everything went well after I discovered that. I wish the whole world was on the same current… it would just make everything much easier.
Tryp Ambassador Hotel
Madrid Spain
Room 326
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307/365: Power cut
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For reasons unknown, we had three power cuts today each lasting about 20 minutes! My laptop continued to work on battery power but no Internet. I was slightly shocked to discover how much I rely on the Internet and frustrated I felt by its absence.
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The different outlets have always been my problem, and Europe’s are the worst because they’re set so deep and the adapters/outlets rarely have a ground for stability (in contrast, the UK’s plugs are the epitome of sturdy! When I was in Egypt we had a power strip that had inputs for all three forms of plugs and I always used the UK variety because it was steady as a rock.). Most laptops and some camera battery chargers will work at 220v, but it doesn’t matter if you can’t plug them into the wall! I always carry a surge protector/plug adapter, but never a step-down convertor because I’ve watched too many 115v only appliances fry.
Good advice. I haven’t used the UK outlets in ages so I don’t remember them specifically. In Holland their plugs are very secure in their 220v wall outlets. They all seem more secure than our 115v ones to me. I always check to make sure devices I do plug in there permit both 220 and 115v usage before using a simple converter. In Cuba they too use 220v and I almost fried a hairdryer there using a step down convertor. The trouble I have though is our converters don’t plug into their wall outlets with the secure connection their standard plugs do. My step down converter is a tiny little thing compared to the wall outlet… so easily moved around and easy to break the connection. I don’t know why they are designed that way.
Edinburgh had power cuts last week … now Glasgow … I’m reluctant to say "come to Fife" cos that would just be tempting fate, wouldn’t it …
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