Does anyone know if the converter needed in France would be the same used in Ireland? It seems I read somewhere that it is different.
We are coming from US, so I%26#39;m wondering if we need to have two different ones.
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France uses 220V to 240VAC power. I recommend you avoid the use of any type of converter unless you fully understand its operation. The improper use of step down transformers can result in damage to equipment and fire.
If you are trying to power a hair dryer or curling iron, I strongly recommend you purchase a 220v model either in Europe or from a US mail order source before you travel:
http://welectronics.com/we.shtml
www.eastwestintl.com/showprod.asp…
Most travel items requiring AC power (cell phones, laptops, cameras, MP3 players) accept a wide range of input possibilities from 110VAC to 220VAC making converters unnecessary. This information should be clearly stated on its transformer. Such items will require only a plug adapter:
http://tinyurl.com/2jza86
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Hi Sarastro: When in Rome we used a converter and our hair dryer. Twice, I blew the fuse for our floor and burned up my dryer. Luckily, my husband noticed the fuse box and fixed it both times and then chewed me out about the blow dryer. We plan to buy a dryer in France (this won%26#39;t help in Ireland, hmmm..)
I will check on my cell phone and camera chargers. I hope we have the adapter. If we don%26#39;t, do you know a place in Paris near the Louvre (where we%26#39;re staying) that sells these things?
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From your position, adapters may be purchased just to the east at BHV (next to the Hotel de Ville, just a couple of blocks away). If you have never been to the basement of the BHV, I know your husband will have a good time there as this is a real man%26#39;s paradise - gadgets of all types and descriptions.
FNAC sells them as well. There are FNACs all over Paris: Les Halls, on the Champs Elysées, just behind Le Printemps department store.
Darty has adapters and a good selection of hair dryers. The closest to you is at Les Halls.
Hope this helps.
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I think Ireland is the same as the UK, using 3 pin square plugs and sockets (the third pin is the earth), whereas France uses 2 pin. So you%26#39;ll need a plug adapter (not converter) even if you buy products in France.
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Ireland is different from France. I bought one for each country on Rick Steves website. I would not use my own hairdryer. Most hotels and even the apartment we rented had hairdryers in them.
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Ireland is the same as UK. Any time wife %26amp; I have been abroad, all we needed was the plug ADAPTER, from three pin to two pin to use any electrical appliance (hair drier, tongs, shaver, kettle, battery charger for camcorder %26amp; camera,etc.,). We have used same ones in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Egypt.
I would assume that if you bought something in France, it would work with the French system, without adapters.
baz.
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