http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Did I fry my Palm Tungsten E? Sat, 10 Dec 2005 05:27:04 -0800 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 05:27:04 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E Did I fry my Palm Tungsten E? I'm currently residing in Nepal, and when I arrived and the battery ran down, I plugged it in without thinking and without using a voltage converter. Is it toast or is perhaps the battery dead? I know that the batteries in Tungsten Es often go quickly. I have a chance to send it back to the US with a friend to get it repaired or the battery replaced, and I want to know if this is worth the time and money. It's not under warranty. post:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:17:56 -0800 AArtaud Palm Tungsten http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E#452913 Something's probably toast. Mains power in Nepal is 230 volts. But how did you plug it in without a converter, since the outlets in Nepal aren't the same as North America? Or did you have a European model? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774-452913 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 05:27:04 -0800 Dipsomaniac http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E#452987 Outlet adapters don't necessarily have converters. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774-452987 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:53:17 -0800 thirteenkiller http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E#453001 Oh, honey - I did this with my Tungsten E in Nairobi, but I was using one of those "universal adaptors" which I thought was a converter or something and long story short.....toast. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774-453001 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:30:16 -0800 tristeza http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E#453354 I was using an outlet adaptor. Thanks everyone, that's what I thought. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774-453354 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:31:26 -0800 AArtaud http://ask.metafilter.com/28774/Did-I-fry-my-Palm-Tungsten-E#453376 I've also got a palm and use it in Nepal with no problem- the converter switches between 240/110 automatically as far as I know (its the type where you can switch the socket types on the front of the adaptor). If you've got time it and are in Kathmandu it might be worth going down New road to a computer shop to ask if they know of anywhere where someone can take a look at it- it'll probably be cheaper than the US comment:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28774-453376 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:32:45 -0800 MrC