Can I use this charger in every country?

[FoxAdriano]

Hello,
someone told me that I can't use this charger while traveling around the world. Is that true? It doesn't seem so to me.
Thanks for some info.

 

[sagor1]

It is universal input, so it should be usable anywhere in the world, provided the voltage is stable (not some remote generator, etc.)
You will need plug adapters for different countries of course...

 

[Diver300]

It will almost certainly work anywhere.

If you follow the absolute letter of the specification, it is not guaranteed to work anywhere, all the time. As far as I know, power distribution is at either 50 Hz or 60 Hz everywhere. However, mains frequency has a tolerance, so in 50 Hz countries, the frequency is usually in the range 49.9 Hz to 50.1 Hz and averages out to 50 Hz. That means that the frequency is below 50 Hz, and outside of the specified range of 50 Hz to 60 Hz, about half the time.

Also the mains voltage in the UK is often above 240 V, so that is also outside of the specified range of 100 to 240 V.

In practice, it will be be fine. Universal power supplies are almost always rated like that and work perfectly well on mains voltage and frequencies anywhere.

Some devices, such as Tektronix oscilloscopes, quote voltage and frequency ranges that are technically correct, such as 45 to 65 Hz.