bear with me folks, making the move to the land of smiles shortly and was wondering how some of you from the states go about recharging your batteries,etc. is it as simple as getting a converter, if so, where is the best place to get one in bangkok?,thanks for the help

jasper

bear with me folks, making the move to the land of smiles shortly and was wondering how some of you from the states go about recharging your batteries,etc. is it as simple as getting a converter, if so, where is the best place to get one in bangkok?,thanks for the help

jasper

Check your existing battery chargers, many are dual voltage or 'universal'

If you're stuck with 110V only chargers you can either get a 220-110V converter (try your local hardware store) or (possibly cheaper) a local battery charger.

If you're in BKK any of the IT malls (Pantip, Fortune, Zeer) will be able to supply what you need.

Chargers for portable devices (cameras, camcorders, notebooks, ipods, etc) will usually have universal voltage. For anything else, you might as well just buy a new charger... they're pretty cheap at electronics shops. The physical plugs are basically compatible with US plugs, but in many places you won't find a wall socket with a ground. A simple adapter or power strip will fix that.

much appreciated

jasper