- Feb 18, 2006
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Hey all
I'm heading to Ireland this week and I'm bringing my dell laptop. I bought a universal power converter with 5 adapters for it tonight and I'm baffled by it. It came with the worst instructions on Earth. It has a converter box which you plug the American power cord in the back and it has the universal prongs on front which is where the adapters fit, there is also a red switch on the back that has 50W one way and 1600W the other way. The instructions say that 50W will cover most small appliances but to use 1600W for heated stuff like hair dryer and curling iron ( I won't be using either)
MY question is which do I use for my laptop power adapter? It says 90W AC on the adapter. And how do I know which way the switch goes for each appliance? Is there number I can find on the appliances power requirements to make certain that I don't destroy my equipment.
Any advice will be helpful
I'm heading to Ireland this week and I'm bringing my dell laptop. I bought a universal power converter with 5 adapters for it tonight and I'm baffled by it. It came with the worst instructions on Earth. It has a converter box which you plug the American power cord in the back and it has the universal prongs on front which is where the adapters fit, there is also a red switch on the back that has 50W one way and 1600W the other way. The instructions say that 50W will cover most small appliances but to use 1600W for heated stuff like hair dryer and curling iron ( I won't be using either)
MY question is which do I use for my laptop power adapter? It says 90W AC on the adapter. And how do I know which way the switch goes for each appliance? Is there number I can find on the appliances power requirements to make certain that I don't destroy my equipment.
Any advice will be helpful