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In Europe we use 230V (normally called 220V). Just make sure that your charger can handle the difference in Hertz as well. If I don't recall wrong you use 50 hz in the US, and in EU we use 60 hz.
The charger should be 110 v ~ 220 v (it should be in the fine print on the charger itself). If it includes 220 v then you will not need a converter. If it only states 110 v, without stating 220v, then you will need a converter. In either case, you should have no issue finding the adapter or the converter in any ma and pa hardware store after arriving to the country you're visiting.
The battery life depends on the amount you're using the camera. It should last you a few days each full recharge.
Why can't you buy the 230 volt DC18RA charger in europe (amazon.europe country) and use it. I had the same issue yet i burned out the fuse in the 110 volt DC18RA charger because i plugged it into the wall just using an adaptor. Lesson learned. Therefore, my first solution was that i bought a converter from 220V-to 110 Volt. This showed me that my charger was done. So instead of getting another 110 volt charger sent here to Europe from Canada, I returned the converter and have on order a 230 volt input DC18RA charger from amazon.de which has the same 7.2-18V output. I have been told this will work yet the fear, and I don't know why, is that it will burn out the batteries in a year or so. It is difficult getting specific information from Makita, but I hope it all works out. Best of Luck for you
APC do not release cct diags and these are not easy to repair, if the battery fuse was open and there is some board damage, the thing is toast. Even if you get it going the battery will not be able to be calibrated, unless there the board/processor is 100%, I know this as we have a similar model on the bench right now with new batts in and the unit will not recalibrate, so even though the batts are new, as soon as the mains is dropped it goes to very low battery and shuts down in 2 mins.
Buy a new UPS save yourself a lot of time. Hope this helps
The problem is not with the batteris, but with your charger, you have to make sure it can take 220V or you will burn it. Look for a switch on it to change from 110V to 220V.
Hi there the solution for how to mod a DC18RA charger can be found here. The "how to" comes with pictures and descriptions and it should be easy to follow, and best of all it works :)
The AC adapter for the battery charger shoud work from 110V-240V with auto detection for voltage. Look at the marking on the AC adapter and the input voltage should show 110V-240V. Once you verify this, the charger will work on 220V and you will only need the outlet adapter.
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