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Mar 8, 2015 | 10:50 am

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help-power converter

We are packing for our trip to Rome and will be leaving in a couple days. I can't find my European power converter that I bought for our trip to London a few years ago anywhere. My question is if I can't find it today, should I buy one online and have it overnighted to me or will I easily be able to find one either in JFK or in Rome.

Mar 8, 2015 | 10:58 am

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Do you mean a 110V to 230V voltage converter or just a US to EU converter? You'll have no problem finding the latter at JFK or FCO.

Mar 8, 2015 | 11:00 am

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Do you mean a 110V to 230V voltage converter or just a US to EU converter? You'll have no problem finding the latter at JFK or FCO.

Just the US to EU converter. Will just be used for iphone, ipad, & camera, which I don't believe any of them will need a voltage converter. Thanks for the quick answer. I won't stress about it then. Hopefully it turns up though.

Mar 8, 2015 | 4:36 pm

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Plug sockets do vary across Europe and British ones are different to Italian. So if you have a US-UK adaptor it won't actually be any good in Rome anyway.

Mar 8, 2015 | 5:35 pm

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Plug sockets do vary across Europe and British ones are different to Italian. So if you have a US-UK adaptor it won't actually be any good in Rome anyway.

I am pretty sure the one I had has about a half dozen different adapters.

Mar 10, 2015 | 2:28 pm

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1. Check all your items- make sure they are rated 100-250V

2. If #1, then all you need is plug adapters. (Not 'voltage converters'.) Airport will have them, JFK or FCO. or amazon them. I have a '3 to 1' tap that lets me plug three US devices into ONE us plug: