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Compaq Presario 2100 plug/cable thingy
hellnearth
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in Techie Stuff
Sorry, you can tell I'm a technophobe.I bought my laptop in the Emirates so it's got a two pin plug. Please, what do you call the bit with the plug that connects to the adaptor, and any idea where I can get a 3 pin version?
New CC starting balances for 2014: BC: £2780.00 (2717.45) MBNA: £2185.72 (2160.72)
Repayment a/c: £112.50
Weekly grocery spend:
Repayment a/c: £112.50
Weekly grocery spend:
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Not sure what they use in the Emerates but check on the transformer (the black box bit) and make sure the input says 110-230v (or figures near enough).
You don't want to plug a 110v tranformer into 230v or you may have some fun.
Assuming it will run on 230v as well (most do but check all the same), if the two pin plug is at the end of a lead, just cut the thing off and fit a normal 3-pin plug on the end.
If it is all moulded together, you could use an adaptor (like a shaving plug), or simply buy a new mains charger (ebay-maplins-ebuyer etc)0 -
Do you mean one of these?
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Yes indeed, and it's 100 - 240V. Thanks, peeps:)New CC starting balances for 2014: BC: £2780.00 (2717.45) MBNA: £2185.72 (2160.72)
Repayment a/c: £112.50
Weekly grocery spend:0 -
They are called figure 8 mains leads, 'cos thats what the two pin end on looks like, very common.
One at Amazon:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000Q8HF04/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000ENC33U&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1VRVR0ZG7S64J6AJV05PThat gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
cut the 2 pin plug off and attach a UK one0
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Brilliant, penrhyn. Thanks very much.New CC starting balances for 2014: BC: £2780.00 (2717.45) MBNA: £2185.72 (2160.72)
Repayment a/c: £112.50
Weekly grocery spend:0
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