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[Bule_Gila]

I've been in Indonesia now for about 4 months. I'm from Canada, and when I left my home country, I brought along my Playstation 3, an Acer laptop, an Acer Netbook and a Sony Vaio laptop. Since these items were purchased in Canada, they are 120 volts.

I went into a mall and bought plug adaptors (no fuses) since Canadian plugs are different from Indonesian plugs. I plugged in my items and nothing happened. There was no explosion, no smoke, no shorting out of my electronics! My stuff works fine using 220 volt power sources!

I just thought I would share this information for anyone else who comes here with electronics from their home country. Just buy an adaptor (Rp 6,000) and enjoy your stuff!

I would suggest plugging your stuff out when not using it or when there is a thunder storm however...just to be safe.

[malu]

I well remember someone who brought a coffee grinder from Canada. In the half-second or so that it took to self destruct it made a noise like an air raid siren and shot a plastic lid the length of the kitchen.

Laptops etc work because they have a smart power adaptor that can operate off a wide range of voltages.

[Gajah Oling]

The three laptops you brought use AC adapters to supply DC to their components. Every AC adapter (as well as most common battery chargers for cameras, etc) I've ever seen has been rated to handle an input of ~110-240V and 50/60Hz. All you'll ever need is the plug adapter for these.

The PS3 is a different story as it converts the AC to DC internally. Chances are you're slowly cooking your PS3 and it will die in a few weeks. Same happened with a friend's electric toothbrush they thought could handle the voltage. There might be a toggle switch on the PS3 that will change it from 110 to 220v. If not, get yourself a voltage converter unless you're in need of a doorstop.

[Bule_Gila]

Thanks for the replies

I checked with Acer and Sony about the laptops and they are capable of handling 220 volts, although they say they are manufactured for 120 volts.

As for the PS3, I looked at the Sony PS3 website and there the administrators said that the parts used to manufacture the PS3 are capable of handling 220 volts.

I have been here for 4 months and use these items everyday, and so far I have had no explosions or shortages of my electronics.

I also forgot to mention that I also brought over 1 Sony Experia 10 cell phone, a JVC HDD cam and a Toshiba DVD cam. They have all been purchased in Canada and I have plugged them in here without any problems.

[MrMrLuckyKhan]

Many, but not ALL AC adapters are capable of handling 110-220. It should say what it accepts on it.

I've burnt out a few AC adapters before really understanding it all. I had a few cheap hp chargers and electric shaver chargers that couldn't handle both....