3 prong laptop adaptors

Hi everyone.....so the whole electricity thing.

I looked at all my gadgets and everything accepts an intake of 240V so theoretically none of my items should get %26quot;fried%26quot;, as it were. So I ruled out the need for converting electricity. However, I still do need adaptors to go from 2 flat paralells to 2 circles. However, my question is my laptop plug is 3 prong. Are there any euro adaptors going from 3 prong to 2 circles? or do I have to go from 3 prong to 2 flat paralell, and then, from there use the euro adaptor to go from 2 flat paralells to 2 circles...

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The standard socket in France is actually for 3 prong plugs. The ground prong is in the middle but off center. The ordinary travelers´ 2 round pin adapter plug is usually very thin to avoid hitting this. If you have such a thin adapter plug, try and see if the ground pin on your plug would miss the thin adapter socket. Usually it does. Otherwise find one at fnac.

Note every European country has their own standards, some sockets are sunk-in deeply, some has the 2 pin openings closed by a mechanism linked to the ground pin so that plugs without ground pin cannot be hooked up.

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In theory, what is described above sounds good to me but in practice, you%26#39;ll find both 2 prong receptacles as well as the 3 prong depending upon the age of the building you are in.

What generally works is purchasing the adapter such as this:

http://tinyurl.com/2jza86

and allowing your ground plug to remain on the exterior.

Additionally, there was an effort at one time (I am not knowledgeable about French electrical codes) to vary the diameter of the two prongs (probably before the ground plug was added), to maintain polarity in much the same way the American prongs have differing widths.

If you have trouble in Paris, visit the BHV basement or Darty and they can help you get the adapter you need.

Elsewhere in France Darty, Auchan, Carrefour or another big box retailer should have the required adapters.

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The %26quot;standard%26quot; in France is 2 round prongs, with the ground being a prong in the socket. Very old buildings may have a 3rd prong. An adaptor like Sarastro pointed to is perfect and would work in Germany, Spain etc too but not the UK.

Normally the packet of the adaptor says the %26quot;from%26quot; and %26quot;to%26quot; countries or regions.

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.. or type %26quot;ADAPTER PLUG FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE%26quot; into Ebay search and find the same plug for $5.99 w/ free ship.

.. also dig around a store likce Ace Hardware and see if you can find any.. (my point is $9.99 is overpriced)

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%26lt;%26lt;(my point is $9.99 is overpriced)%26gt;%26gt;

Nowhere in my post do I suggest that anyone should pay $9.99 for an adapter. Those following my link will simply see the best picture I have found so far that clearly demonstrates the style and overall characteristic of the required device.

However it should be noted that at current exchange rates, the $9.99 Radio Shack adapter in my link might be cheaper than purchasing the same thing at Darty.

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Sorry, didn%26#39;t mean I was pointing fingers, just wanted readers to know the picture is good but the price can be improved. thanks for your illustration, saves a 1000 words, right?