Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Electricity in England: Your Travel Voltage Fundamentals

Here's what you need to know. Some localities have a 110 Volts, but 50 cycles is the standard frequency no matter the voltage throughout France, Italy, Germany, England, Spain, and the rest of Europe. The transformer changes the input voltage to the voltage required by the electronic gizmo's battery and the rectifier changes the electricity from AC to DC. It's reported that some parts of Europe are wired for DC electricity within the homes, though I suspect that this is often not true.
The electric power frequency is shown in the number of hertz (cycles per second).

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