Thread: where to buy french power supply/transfo (Paris/online) ?
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:24 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
Hello,
I have just bought an ebookwise from ebay. it works perfectly and i love it. Now i want to buy a french transformateur / adapter / power supply to recharge the battery. My local hardware story did not have one. 1001 Piles (a store which specialises in batteries of all kinds) said by telephone they have one, and it will cost around 26€ (i have not gone yet, so i don't know if it's the right kind) but this seems expensive to me, since i saw some transformateurs for less than 10€ online, but I don't dare buy one because I don't know exactly what kind to get and I am afraid of ruining the battery...

Any help would be really appreciated ! Is this the right price ? Are there any good addresses to know where I can get one for less (in Paris, preferably in the 10/11/19/20 arrondissement) ? Can I buy one online (if so, which one ??) ? Should I just go to 1001 Piles ?

Thanks in advance for the reply !
You have two choices in how you can proceed. You can reduce the 220 in your wall down to 110 and then use the charger that came with it. A pretty small transformer will do.

You can buy a charger that outputs 12 V DC (or a fraction more, the input is not fussy) with the correct DC connector on it to plug into the unit itself. Some universal chargers have various connectors and perhaps you can find one that fits. You need center positive. Coby make a universal one that will work. The output should be 800mA or more.

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