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Hi I've gotten my hands on a US T60P so what do I need in order to use it with the danish power supplies?

Do I need to order a new one from Lenovo or a supplier if so what's the number I need? (which model)

I've been to europe and used this in Germany:

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and this in UK:

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Just make sure your adapter says 100-240V on it.

if you have the original adapter, just buy a simple cable which will fit in the adapter,dont know how to explain it but take the adapter to any eletronic/electric suplies shop and they will have the cable.

just to know, US doesnt use 3 prongs cable, so try to use the adapter to very safe power plugs, not "funny" ones. and as long as you wont have the 3rd prong for grounding, whenever is raining plug it out, or you might have the most expensive pan in your house. it is also the chance to buy a safety power plug adapter, which will pervent eventual electric fluctuances, very cheap as well.

The 2 conductor cable is a generic 2 conductor cable of the type used for boomboxes, camcorders, electric razors, etc.
This is perfectly safe without a ground because the adapter is double-insulated (the international symbol for that is 2 nested squares) and, at least if you buy the genuine model from Lenovo, is certified to comply with various safety regulations that govern that kind of adapter. If you buy a cheap clone, it might show a certification label but that is almost certainly a forgery.

claudeo, i really hope that you;re right! when i bought the combo slim adapter fomr us the ibm swiss told me all that story regarding lack of 3rd prong. anyway i use it for half year now, and i;ve never had a single problem

makeitcount wrote:Hi I've gotten my hands on a US T60P so what do I need in order to use it with the danish power supplies?

Do I need to order a new one from Lenovo or a supplier if so what's the number I need? (which model)

As others have said, if the adapter is marked to accept European current (220/240v) it will work fine. You could either buy a simple plug adapter for the plug to convert it from a US standard to whatever is used in Denmark (same as Germany and France?) or you could replace the cord itself.

I replace the cords in my Thinkpads routinely because I prefer a longer cord (they ship with 3 foot/1 meter cords and I replace with 6ft/2meter versions). I have generally bought these from Cyberguys.com. They do not sell these with non-USA plugs, but I"m sure they are available from other vendors. If you were going to be using the laptop exclusively in europe, I think it would be worth 5 Euros to get a replacement cord rather than continually bothering with converter plugs.

This is what I got: what do I need to make it work in Denmark?

Power AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

makeitcount wrote:This is what I got: what do I need to make it work in Denmark?

Power AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

As the range is between 120-240V, all you need is a plug converter and NOT a transformer.

ryengineer wrote:

makeitcount wrote:

I only see 230 V? But since the current is 220 V in Denmark, this should be fine right?

Thanks a ton, that's great news then =) Is any plug good as long as it's grounded, or is there a difference in quality or perhaps some security measures?

You will be just fine with 220v. Generally, all Thinkpad power supplies will work pretty much anywhere in the world.

Thanks a ton, that's great news then =) Is any plug good as long as it's grounded, or is there a difference in quality or perhaps some security measures?

Any compatible plug will do it but I suggest you get one of a good quality rather than any cheap asian make.

makeitcount wrote:I only see 230 V? But since the voltage is 220 V in Denmark, this should be fine right?

Well, depending on where you live and the time of the day the voltage may vary in the range from 220V to 250V. This has been accounted for - switch mode power adaptors are always overvoltage protected.

makeitcount wrote:Is any plug good as long as it's grounded, or is there a difference in quality or perhaps some security measures?

If you live in an older building/house (~1970 and earlier), you shouldn't expect to have ground wiring at all. So the third pin in the three pin power supply would just be floating.

I'm using a US and a Danish/German power supply for my US T42, and both work well... The two-prong plugs for the US power supply is available in Fona, Bilka etc. unless you can find one for free somewhere (scrapyard etc.). Both work fine, and neither have problems with stray voltages.