Overseas battery charging.

Welsh Dog · 12-20-2010, 07:53 PM

For various reasons I bought a Panasonic FX40 the other day but am yet to charge it (it's a Xmas pressie).

However whilst I bought it from B&H in the US, I'm in Australia. The US runs on 110v... we use 240v. Admittedly I should have considered this before buying it but there ya go.

Will there be a problem charging the battery or can I just use a plug converter and carry on as normal??

jolepp · 12-20-2010, 08:03 PM

My Pentax charger accepts 100-240V 50/60Hz, it says so on it's bottom among lots of other small print. I suspect yours is similar, check it out. If the voltage is ok, then a plug adapter will do it. Also, if the mains lead is the kind that plugs in the charger you can probably find a replacement that fits your sockets directly.

12-20-2010, 07:53 PM	#1
Welsh Dog New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 9	Overseas battery charging. For various reasons I bought a Panasonic FX40 the other day but am yet to charge it (it's a Xmas pressie). However whilst I bought it from B&H in the US, I'm in Australia. The US runs on 110v... we use 240v. Admittedly I should have considered this before buying it but there ya go. Will there be a problem charging the battery or can I just use a plug converter and carry on as normal??

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12-20-2010, 08:03 PM	#2
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196	My Pentax charger accepts 100-240V 50/60Hz, it says so on it's bottom among lots of other small print. I suspect yours is similar, check it out. If the voltage is ok, then a plug adapter will do it. Also, if the mains lead is the kind that plugs in the charger you can probably find a replacement that fits your sockets directly.