Urgent Airport Bs Help Needed

[gotohamish]

Hi

I have a Graphite Base Station (Rev.A) and want to take it on holiday with me to the US to use the modem.

However, the plug voltage says 200-240v - so I'm guessing it won't work as the US is 100-120v.

Does anyone know if the AC adapter is a standard size, and if I could use a generic (ie: radioshack etc) AC adapter that I bought in the US?

HELP!

 

[Rower_CPU]

Well, the US adapter is large (brick-like), but uses standard plugs. I assume you're asking about international plugs, though...

On second thought, some clarification would be helpful.

 

[gotohamish]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Well, the US adapter is large (brick-like), but uses standard plugs. I assume you're asking about international plugs, though...

On second thought, some clarification would be helpful.

Yeah, the UK plug is brick like, but is 240v. I need to know if the little AC end that plugs into the airport is a standard size, and thus a regular radioshack ac adapter might work?

 

[Rower_CPU]

Got it, the AC in on the BS itself. That's always the trick with adapters.

"Standard" has some variance, as far as I've seen, with electronics. I can't imagine that you wouldn't be able to find an adapter to fit it at Radio Shack, especially with their multi-plug adapter kits.

 

[Les Kern]

Problem solved:
Just leave everything home and enjoy your holiday.

 

[TEG]

Go on to Ebay and buy a US Power Brick. That will solve this problem. Then you can use it.

TEG

 

[evoluzione]

the problem isn't the power, it's the modem. it won't work. if you have a UK modem of any kind it will work anywhere in the world but the US, and, if you have a US modem it will not work anywhere else in the world (yeah the US are good with things like this). i don't know why, but when i took my US powerbook back home to the UK i had to buy a "global" modem card for it.

that (as far as i'm aware) is the problem unfortunately.