Will I need power converters for euro/schuko plugs? I'm told ...

May 30th, 10:59 AM Erik Romijn

Will I need power converters for euro/schuko plugs?
I'm told euro should fit everywhere, but schuko was unclear to me.

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May 30th 2012, 01:34 PM Sébastien Fievet
Yes, you'll need one, because swiss plugs aren't the same as euro/schuko one. This page on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and...) shows what they look like. For a direct image link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:J_plug.jpg
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June 2nd 2012, 04:21 PM Ulrich Petri
An important hint for all the Apple hardware using folk:
All Apple power bricks that have the detachable "nose" (the small part where the prongs are attached that you can pull out of the brick) are electrically compatible world wide.
You just need a plug adapter, not a transformer! So ...
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June 2nd 2012, 04:59 PM Erik Romijn
Comparing Sebastien's image, the europlug should fit, right? Just won't have grounding. Or is the pin distance different? I'm referring to http://www.electronic-shisha-charcoal.com/image...
If europlug fits, the European nose http://www.digitalsonline.nl/upl/fts/1284987881... would already work (but obviously doesn't have ...
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June 2nd 2012, 05:13 PM Ulrich Petri
Yes, the last time I was in CH all my euro plugs did fit (including the "nose" in your picture).
You can also try to get one of those shaver cables (at least that's what we call them in Germany), they have the same connector as the noses. (http ...
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June 3rd 2012, 03:58 PM Simon Bächler
Two-prong plugs are fine. Schuko won't fit. We use Type-J in Switzerland: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stecker-Typ_J
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