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Oct 26, 2006 | 4:30 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinsac

Can I use the car charger (for use in cigarette lighter) which came with the phone in a European (BMW or Benz) rental car?

Question is two fold:
1) same voltage or current (or whatever the techy term is

)
2) is it the same sized hole

Or, should I bite the bullet and just lug my converter kit along?

1) Voltage is the same world round (12V) HOWEVER you have to be careful about how the car is grounded. 99.9% of cars in the US are negative grounded, however this is not the case in the rest of the world. Some cars are postive grounded. Before you put the charger into the cigratte lighter, make sure the care is negative grounded, otherwise, when you plug your cellphone in to charge, you'll end up with a fireball in your hand, where your cellphone once was.....

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