Traveling to Greece, need help with power issues.

Hello.

Tomorrow morning I am traveling to Athens and then the Greek islands for two weeks with my new bride.

I have a PR system one ASV with humidifier. I know my machine says 60 watts, but I don't know how much power the humidifier uses additionally.

Has anyone been to Greece? if so, other than a plug adapter, what else should I know regarding power consumption?

I went out to radioshack and bought a power converter that is good for up to 85 watts. Will i need this converter?

I know I procrastinated, but if anyone can give me a brief crash course on this, I would be more than grateful.

Thanks!

All of Europe use 220V/50 H. In many stores that sales travel things WallMart included, you can buy small converter from 220 to 110. Check for how many watts you need. Nice trip.

Check the label on the back of your machine, but I'm quite sure the PRS1 supports 220V/50Hz. In this case, simply use the passive plug adapter, do not use voltage converters, as most of those will not produce a good enough waveform, especially as the power load increases, and/or may malfunction easily and damage the machine. I've successfully used my old Respironics and multiple ResMed machines all around Europe with only a plug adapter.
McSleepy

McSleepy wrote:Check the label on the back of your machine, but I'm quite sure the PRS1 supports 220V/50Hz. In this case, simply use the passive plug adapter, do not use voltage converters, as most of those will not produce a good enough waveform, especially as the power load increases, and/or may malfunction easily and damage the machine. I've successfully used my old Respironics and multiple ResMed machines all around Europe with only a plug adapter.
McSleepy

Unfortunately, the machine doesn't say anything about the that, but the power brick says: 100-240 V- 50/60 Hz and 60 watt.

I really hope to have a definitive answer on this before I get on the plane tomorrow. Between you, radioshack and the DME I have heard 3 different stories.

icipher wrote:
PR system one ASV with humidifier

the power brick says: 100-240 V- 50/60 Hz

Universal Power

This system operates automatically between 110v and 240v AC. When traveling either inside or outside the USA, there are no switches to switch or fuses to change. The machine will automatically sense what voltage is needed and set itself to run on that power.

When traveling outside the US, the user will need to adapt the plug that goes into the wall to fit the style of outlet socket that is being used. This is simply done with a World Traveler Power Adapter Plug kit. This is the same type of plug adapter that would be used with a hair dryer or an electric shaver.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pr-sys ... #power-tab

See also http://www.adaptelec.com/?main_page=doc ... cts_id=145