Originally Posted by
tahitigirl
Ok here is what I found. She is right and I guess I will not be pluging in my own cell phone again. Per the manual "Due to incompatibility of electrical current and inconsistent availability, aircraft power sources (e.g., electrical outlet in a lavatory or galley) may not be used for any type of electronic device. Page 8-1 for anyone who wants to look it up. Who knew?
I'm recalling this from memory, but I recall seeing electrical outlets in the lav of both the ETOPS 757 and 767 which were the "shaver"-version, and labelled thus...
My guess the reasoning for the manual is that if you look back 5 or even 10 years, auto-switching power adapters were much less common. Especially with the myriad of devices people can be lugging along, it's better to be safe (aka don't use) then sorry (what's that smell ?)...
