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Note re power in other nations: Recently I was in Barcelona to give a presentation. My sponsors, the Nielsen-Norman Group, were kind enough to Fed Ex me an adapter to take a US plug and adapt to the round plugs European outlets. So the first thing I did at the hotel after check-in was to plug my computer into a small travel surge saver, and then plug that into the European adapter, and then plug that into the European wall AC outlet. Sparks hit my hand and the lights went out. It turns out that the US surge saver didn't handle 220. This led to some consternation in the hotel, and to me being known as Sparky for a week. In general, I think most PC power adapters handle 220 just fine. Your US surge protector may not. You may cause sparks and a power outage. /rich -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Resotko Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:06 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Power Question: Australia I thought I'd ask here before doing an extensive Google search. Is Australia on 110V AC power like the US, or do they use the UK or EU type power in homes? I have a faculty member travelling to Australia who asked the question. The European power adapter kit I have doesn't contain a special power adapter plug for Australia, so I was wondering if anyone on the list knew what they use. Thanks. John A. Resotko Head of Systems Administration Michigan State University College of Law 208 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 517-432-6836 Fax: 517-432-6861 Current Chairperson of the MSU Network Communications Committee