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You will need an adapter to use any of your electrical appliances, battery chargers or laptops while we are traveling.
Israel uses 220v, 50 cycle power with an "H" type socket (pictured above). The SI-32 and SI-32 "flat pin" plugs picured are incompatable with any other type of socket. However, this "C’ type "eoroplug" (pictured below) will work in the "H" type socket. The "C" plug is used in Egypt and most of the mideast. In other words a "C" adaptor will work in both Egypt and Israel, but an "H" only in Israel. (The power is the same in both countries, only the plug shape is different).
If your equipment does not have a switch to convert it for use on a 220v system, you will also need a step down transformer (below), which will convert the 220v power in the mideast to 110v which we use in the US.
If you are uncertain about your equipment, check with a travel store like Magellan’s, Taylor Trunk, The Travel Store or an electronics store like Radio Shack. You can also check with your equipment manufacturer about potential timekeeping problems when using power at a different cycle rate.
Just do a google search for step down transformers or travel adaptors for good deals.
The last thing we need traveling together are agitated women who cannot blow dry or curl their hair and grumpy men who are unable to charge their gadgetry.
