UK - Colombia plug converter

Hunter says on Jun 27, 2005, 12:27:

In the Uk I will be surprised if you find one in a shop in Colombia.

If you are in Colombia for a while, get somebody in the UK to send you a UK - USA plug convertor.

Hunter

vladimiro says on Jun 27, 2005, 19:04:

I bought a 3pin to 2pin converter in Ley grocery/department store in central comercial San Diego, but I'm sure Carrefour has them, too.

gorgonabob says on Jun 27, 2005, 21:40:

plugs i got a dell laptop bought in new zealand.... i have been everywhere in medellin.... carrefour/exito/homecenter/carulla/el hueco/diamante/monterrey.... the list goes on... nada... not a thing....in new zealand i could find one hundred shops selling this simple converter..... not here...

i cant believe the leys going to have it when its mother company, exito, does not

i do i believe have a spare english adaptor though....ill check... get back to me.
kelvin

kernow62 says on Jun 28, 2005, 03:35:

vladimiro the 3 pin to 2 pin was likely the sort for a US grounded or earthed plug.

The UK one is huge by comparison, we don't bend the prongs on plugs in the UK. ;-)

If you are brave you can purchase just a Colombian cord or two, take it to an electronics repair shop and have them solder it to the end of your plug, put a bit of insulation over the connection. When you return to the UK just desolder it. It will get you out of a bind and will be functional and safe if insulated properly with heat shrink. This will work only if your adapters are switching power supplies and can accept multiple voltage and cycles input, most phones and cameras are OK, as are laptops.

British Paisa says on Jun 28, 2005, 06:19:

What phone have you got?.... assuming it isn't a nokia cos if it is then a Colombian charger will work fine.
Anyway, I have a couple of adaptors so if you are really desperate I could meet up with you and you could charge the phone.
Probably better to just take photos with a camera as I imagine your phone is pretty useless in Colombia (unless you have bought a sim card or are happy getting charged more than a quid a minute to talk).

Give us a shout if interested.

ConorC says on Jun 29, 2005, 15:00:

Hey,

Cheers for the info. The phone is no longer the issue as I found a charger for it lying about the house I´m staying in. Issue is now to charge my camera (Canon IXUS 400) and it uses Canon´s special batteries (kind of rectangular using their special charger. If anyone knows if that´s what they use over here that would be great as I´m heading to Cartagena on Monday Morning and a recharged camera is always useful!

Cheers

Conor

kernow62 says on Jun 29, 2005, 22:50:

ConorC do what I said, it works great, won't harm your charger at all and it is reversible. Or are you saying you cannot find the charger?