To me, this seems like a stupid question, so please be patient to someone who's not an electrician.
I've moved from North America to Ireland, and brought with me a laptop computer. The computer has a 120W dual voltage power adapter with a NA plug, so I've bought an adapter for the plug.
Here's where the problem is. The only plug adapter I could find is 2 pronged. I can use it for my 3 pronged plug, but it won't be grounded. Is this a serious issue? I assume that doing this long term wouldn't be a good idea.
My first option was to buy a new power adapter from the manufacturer, but they haven't got back to me on that - as per usual customer service isn't great.
Second, I can probably order a 3 pronged plug adapter off the net.
But today I thought maybe it's an option to remove the NA plug and wire it to a UK plug. Is this ok to do? Are there any issues I should be aware of? Anyone know of any long term harm that might come to my computer by any of these options?
Any insight would be appreciated!
I've moved from North America to Ireland, and brought with me a laptop computer. The computer has a 120W dual voltage power adapter with a NA plug, so I've bought an adapter for the plug.
Here's where the problem is. The only plug adapter I could find is 2 pronged. I can use it for my 3 pronged plug, but it won't be grounded. Is this a serious issue? I assume that doing this long term wouldn't be a good idea.
My first option was to buy a new power adapter from the manufacturer, but they haven't got back to me on that - as per usual customer service isn't great.
Second, I can probably order a 3 pronged plug adapter off the net.
But today I thought maybe it's an option to remove the NA plug and wire it to a UK plug. Is this ok to do? Are there any issues I should be aware of? Anyone know of any long term harm that might come to my computer by any of these options?
Any insight would be appreciated!