Morris Myers
May 9th, 2008, 12:18 PM
I need some help!!
I will traveling to Turkey to teach children from 12 th grade down how to video record and edit their footage. I need to know the power requirements, how I should I charge, and how much I should charge.
I am new at entering Threads so if it takes me a while to answer it is because I am having trouble finding my way around this.
Thank you for your help.
Seth Bloombaum
May 10th, 2008, 09:33 PM
Turkey is a 220v/50Hz country, using the common european-style 2-pin plug. Most outlets I've seen there are the grounded style, where there is a recess for the plug body and a grounding lug that will be contacted by a grounding plug.
Here is the 2-pin, no ground adaptor:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/187710-REG/Franzus_NW1C_NW1C_Adapter_Plug_.html
And this is the grounding version, where the plug body fits into the jack:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/359289-REG/Franzus_NWG1C_NWG1C_Adapter_Plug_.html
Either of these will adapt a US plug. Many battery chargers will work there - check the info plate to see if it can be used with 220v/50Hz.
Turkey uses the PAL video system, which is mostly incompatible with US cameras, vcrs, dvd players and TV sets.
Sean Seah
May 10th, 2008, 09:55 PM
they have quite good film industry there. Lots of indie filmakers. Its a nice place, which part r u going to? Istanbul? Ankara?
Morris Myers
May 28th, 2008, 01:41 PM
Sean; At this point I don't have all the information, so I don't know what part I will be going to. I did not want to wait until the last minute to ask for help.
Seth; thank you for the voltage requirements to Turkey. I thought they were on the PAL system, but I thought this was a setting you could change in the camera, but when I think about it I don't remember seeing any settings in any of the equipment I use, so that was a heads up for me to realize I must purchase equipment that works with the PAL system.
Thank you both for your help!!