Thread: URGENT question about N800 charger 120v/220v
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blue_led is offline blue_led
2010-03-02 , 17:58
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Originally Posted by bunanson View Post
I took my US Nokia AC adapter (110 V) and used in HK (220 V) for my N800, it worked and charged, but the adapter got warm, NOT hot, just warm and much warmmer than I used the same thing in US.

No apparant damage after 3 wk use. The thing still works fine today.

bun
this is normal for a switching power source . when a higher voltage applied the switching frequency increase and switching power loss increases directly proportionately with the repetition frequency anyway is under design specifications