I am in a EU country where it says on the socket 16 A / 250 volt. Can I charge my laptop which takes 100-240 volt / ~1 A?

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My laptop started turning off randomly and I thought maybe it's because of this socket.

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  Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
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  EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
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My laptop started turning off randomly and I thought maybe it's because of this socket.

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  Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
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  EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
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My laptop started turning off randomly and I thought maybe it's because of this socket.

laptop voltage microsoft-surface-pro

laptop voltage microsoft-surface-pro

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
  – Xen2050
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
  – Naib
  2 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
  – Xen2050
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
  – Naib
  2 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
– Xen2050
1 hour ago

Does the laptop turn off because of a low battery? If so, maybe the charger isn't working right.
– Xen2050
1 hour ago

EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
– Naib
2 mins ago

EU is actually 230V. +10%, -5%. So unless this is its own ring you will be fine
– Naib
2 mins ago

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The Wikipedia page Mains electricity by country doesn't list any countries with 250 V mains. That's probably socket's max voltage rating. It doesn't mean actual voltage is 250 V.

16 A is max current rating. Electricity sources don't "push" current into devices, but rather devices pull as much current as they need (and the source can provide).

So 16 A / 250 V basically means that unless your laptop's power supply consumes over 16 amps of power and unless the electricity company provides over 250 V, your socket is guaranteed to not catch fire.

If your laptop is turning off randomly, then you have a separate issue not related to electricity.

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The Wikipedia page Mains electricity by country doesn't list any countries with 250 V mains. That's probably socket's max voltage rating. It doesn't mean actual voltage is 250 V.

16 A is max current rating. Electricity sources don't "push" current into devices, but rather devices pull as much current as they need (and the source can provide).

So 16 A / 250 V basically means that unless your laptop's power supply consumes over 16 amps of power and unless the electricity company provides over 250 V, your socket is guaranteed to not catch fire.

If your laptop is turning off randomly, then you have a separate issue not related to electricity.

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The Wikipedia page Mains electricity by country doesn't list any countries with 250 V mains. That's probably socket's max voltage rating. It doesn't mean actual voltage is 250 V.

16 A is max current rating. Electricity sources don't "push" current into devices, but rather devices pull as much current as they need (and the source can provide).

So 16 A / 250 V basically means that unless your laptop's power supply consumes over 16 amps of power and unless the electricity company provides over 250 V, your socket is guaranteed to not catch fire.

If your laptop is turning off randomly, then you have a separate issue not related to electricity.

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The Wikipedia page Mains electricity by country doesn't list any countries with 250 V mains. That's probably socket's max voltage rating. It doesn't mean actual voltage is 250 V.

16 A is max current rating. Electricity sources don't "push" current into devices, but rather devices pull as much current as they need (and the source can provide).

So 16 A / 250 V basically means that unless your laptop's power supply consumes over 16 amps of power and unless the electricity company provides over 250 V, your socket is guaranteed to not catch fire.

If your laptop is turning off randomly, then you have a separate issue not related to electricity.

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The Wikipedia page Mains electricity by country doesn't list any countries with 250 V mains. That's probably socket's max voltage rating. It doesn't mean actual voltage is 250 V.

16 A is max current rating. Electricity sources don't "push" current into devices, but rather devices pull as much current as they need (and the source can provide).

So 16 A / 250 V basically means that unless your laptop's power supply consumes over 16 amps of power and unless the electricity company provides over 250 V, your socket is guaranteed to not catch fire.

If your laptop is turning off randomly, then you have a separate issue not related to electricity.

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