Richard Barthallo
Richard Barthallo writes articles for reliable, friendly, local, emergency electrical service companies such as New York On Call Electrician. 
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Use An Electricity Power/Votage Converter When Traveling In Europe
- By Richard Barthallo
- Published 04/21/2009
- Best Interisland Travel
- Unrated
When traveling abroad, it is necessary to understand that the U.S. electricity grid system is not the same as those in Europe. U.S. electrical power works is a standard 110-volts. In Europe, the voltage standard is 240 volts. If you plug in your electric shaver, which operates at 110-volts, you will burn out the motor!
Here is why you need you need a converter: Foreign electricity is 220/240volts and is different from the standard U.
Here is why you need you need a converter: Foreign electricity is 220/240volts and is different from the standard U.