US Nokia 6600 & UK charger

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Roman - 17 Oct 2004 19:31 GMT

My fiancee has brought her US Nokia 6600 over to the UK.

Am I able to use the UK charger with her phone?. On the surface it seems the
output on my UK charger matches what the US mobile is expecting.

Any help gratefully received

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James L - 18 Oct 2004 05:23 GMT

From my Nokia experience, every phone is packaged differently in different
places. One would think a tri-band phone would come with a universal
charger, but my 7250 has only a 230V one. I was happy to find that my
latest 6600 comes with a 100-250V charger.

So check first. Read the labeling on the charger. US products tend to be
115V only. If you plug a 115V-only charger in UK (assuming you have got the
physical adapters), it will just go BOOM!. If your phone is plugged to the
charger, the phone might go BOOM too.

> My fiancee has brought her US Nokia 6600 over to the UK.
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> Am I able to use the UK charger with her phone?. On the surface it seems the
> output on my UK charger matches what the US mobile is expecting.
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> Any help gratefully received

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Roman - 18 Oct 2004 09:21 GMT

No the US charger was left behind, as you rightly say you can't use a mains
device without the respective step up / set down.

However I was working on the assumption that a charger would be only output
the current the phone needs. Given both my finacees and my phone appear to
need the same voltage, I was proposing to charge her US phone but use the UK
charger. (I'm in the UK by the way)

Obviously if its a boom situation, then its a new phone methinks. Er without
having to go through the boom bit!

Thanks for your input, most apreciated

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Joseph - 18 Oct 2004 14:24 GMT

>So check first. Read the labeling on the charger. US products tend to be
>115V only.

Only single band phones usually the ACP7 charger. "World" phones
(often the ACP12) are usually packed with a charger that will have a
charger that is capable of 100 - 240 volts. Phones packaged for the
US will have the North American standard flat blade (| |) plug so
you will need a plug adapter for use in the UK, continental Europe
(o o), Australiasia (\ /) , etc.

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SLIM19198 - 19 Oct 2004 08:12 GMT

Did any of you read the original post????
He has a US 6600!
He Has a UK Charger!
Does the UK charger Charge a US 6600?

I cant see why not.

SLIM

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Roman - 20 Oct 2004 07:58 GMT

LOL

Well done Slim

Yes you are absolutely correct. Was able to get confirmation from the horses
mouth (so to speak) yesterday

Many thanks

Problem now sorted!

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AC - 30 Oct 2004 23:27 GMT

It's unlikely to go "BOOM"... The charger will probably just get a bit warm,
and probably output a higher DC voltage than it's supposed to unless its a
regulated output. You will probably find that the chargers are universal
travel chargers. There's many reasons for this, one being economies of scale
in producing one charger for everywhere.

Just ask Nokia for crying out loud...

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