Was in Portugal last year with a 50 watt converter. Didn't work worth beans. Any chance I can buy a plug when Im over there and a small clamp then only use one side of there 220 and the other side I would clamp to a ground (copper pipe or something) Thanks Rick
AFAIK it doesn't work that way -- it's either isolated from ground or it's the usual ground/neutral arrangement, just with 220 instead of 110.
Hopefully this'll either answer your question or attract a real answer from someone who lives over there...
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European power is nominally 240 to ground/neutral. There's no 110 anywhere to access.
John
Guess that answers my question thanks
Get a decent adapter!
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Em Quinta 29 Outubro 2009 23:20, Tim Wescott escreveu:
Monofasic AC power have a live and a neutral, the neutral is nearly groung (but not the ground for protection of metal devices) and the live is
230volts (was 220V a until a few years ago).Any attempt to connect something between live and ground, or neutral and ground will trigger the earth leakage circuit breakers.
The OP needs a transformer 230VAC/110VAC, and i guess more powerfull than
50Watt, at least more powerfull than the devices he is going to plug.best regards from Portugal
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