Surge protectors in Germany?
I'm traveling to Germany this summer with a laptop. Do I need to find a surge protector that's compatible with the higher voltage, or will just the outlet adapter be enough? (I've checked and my power supply is compatible with the voltage.) I'm wondering if surge protection is really an issue over there. Thanks in advance.
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You don't necessary need surge protectors, as long as your AC Adapter is good for 110v-220v you'll be fine. I hardly used surge protector when I lived there; since most electronics are now 110v-220v compatible.
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Surge protection is not an issue over here. If your power supply is compatible with the voltage, it'll usually also protect the device behind it from power surges. -- Last time one of my electronic devices suffered damage from a sudden power surge was 2001 or so in Berlin, when there was a heavy thunderstorm and lightning struck nearby into one of the big electricity works. My video recorder didn't survive, but before my computer could go "bang", the main fuse went out, and the whole house was disconnected. I've been keeping all my (privately used) devices connected to mains 24/7 without surge protection for more than a decade, and besides of that one incident, nothing ever happened
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