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NEX 5 battery charge via a travel adapter

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wranger
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NEX 5 battery charge via a travel adapter

I've just purchased an NEX-5 at a british airport and flown on business to France. On reading the instructions I see it says do not charge the battery pack through a travel adapter....it may cause a malfunction.

What malfunction, and what is my option?

cheers

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Blencogo
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I think you have misread the instructions.

You should not use a travel CONVERTER - this is a transformer which would convert the French 110Volts to UK 240Volts.

It is OK to use a travel ADAPTER which does not change the voltage, as your charger will work properly with any input between 110Volts and 240Volts..

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Blencogo
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I think you have misread the instructions.

You should not use a travel CONVERTER - this is a transformer which would convert the French 110Volts to UK 240Volts.

It is OK to use a travel ADAPTER which does not change the voltage, as your charger will work properly with any input between 110Volts and 240Volts..

:wink:

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wranger
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HI, Yes, I did din't I  D'Oh,

Thanks for putting me straight.

cheers

:laughing:

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Blencogo
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Great camera - hope you are enjoying it!

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