Electrical outlet adapter, Norway

[Karen G]

Does anyone know what kind of adapter I would need to recharge my iPhone in Norway? On Amazon.com I have found one that is type C and I think that is the correct one but would I need some kind of current converter in addition to the adapter? I don't want to fry my cell phone.

 

[SMHarman]

If you look at the iPhone charger it should say input 100-250v 50-60hz.
If so it takes any electricity made globally and turns it into the 5v the iPhone wants.
So then you just need to get something to adapt your current charger or buy a charger with a euro pin arrangement.

Search Amazon for iPhone charger European plug and you get many alternatives for $6ish.

An alternative I like if I am travelling with a lot of items that need charging is to bring a power strip (without any clever surge protection in it) get a wall adaptor for that and plug 5 electronic items in with their standard us plugs.

 

[Passepartout]

Karen, it just takes the garden variety 2 pin European plug-in adapter, then just plug your regular charger into it. They are all 110/220v compatible.

Jim

 

[moonstone]

A quick Google came up with this; http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/norwa1/f/eleoutletnorway.htm

Yes it looks like a "C" adapter will work but you will also need a voltage transformer since they use 220v (its 110v in North America) so many electronics would get fried!

I found a voltage transformer & set of adapters in the luggage section of Walmart before our trip to the UK. I just took a small splitter with me to plug into it so DH & I could share the plug.

~Diane

 

[SMHarman]

A quick Google came up with this; http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/norwa1/f/eleoutletnorway.htm

Yes it looks like a "C" adapter will work but you will also need a voltage transformer since they use 220v (its 110v in North America) so many electronics would get fried!

I found a voltage transformer & set of adapters in the luggage section of Walmart before our trip to the UK. I just took a small splitter with me to plug into it so DH & I could share the plug.

~Diane

You only need to transform the voltage if the device you are connecting cannot handle the voltage.

Most chargers these days will be 100-250 input voltage.

 

[moonstone]

You only need to transform the voltage if the device you are connecting cannot handle the voltage.

Most chargers these days will be 100-250 input voltage.

Oh ok, I didn't realize that. The only things we have that have the dual voltage are my hairdryer (which I rarely use) and DH's electric shaver. My cell phone is an old (non-smart) type.

~Diane

 

[dioxide45]

You only need to transform the voltage if the device you are connecting cannot handle the voltage.

Most chargers these days will be 100-250 input voltage.

Most companies want to be able to make one charging device that they can just put different connectors on to plug in. Cheaper and fewer parts to manufacture. Most chargers I see these days are 100-250 volt. We did take a small sound machine on a cruise with us that apparently wasn't 100-250, we plugged it in to the 250 volt outlet using a prong adapter in the cabin and when we brought it back, it never worked right again.

 

[SMHarman]

The sound machine have am electric motor. Mine does.

I also made a power strip go up in smoke in Brazil when I plugged it into a 220 socket. The surge protector died to save, well nothing actually.

 

[Karen G]

Thanks so much for all the good advice. I've ordered a pack of three adapters type C and I think they will do nicely since all we will be doing will be charging our iPhones in a couple of hotels in Norway. By using a magnifying glass I could see the 110-240 v notation on the charging plug for the phone so hopefully we won't have any problems.

 

[dioxide45]

You probably could have bought a more universal type adapter. We bought one at our local AAA office that will work in several regions.

 

[Karen G]

You probably could have bought a more universal type adapter. We bought one at our local AAA office that will work in several regions.

It was only $6.48 for three of them on Amazon.

 

[dioxide45]

This is what we have, it is $6 for one.

 

[Karen G]

This is what we have, it is $6 for one.

That's a great deal!