will a 250v plug be ok for a 240v 12w ipad charger ?
Hey everyone,
First time poster, I was wondering if my plug will work with my 12w adapter ?
Thanks in advance.
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13
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The context of your question isn’t stated, but from the perspective of European Power distribution...
Actual supply voltages within Europe may be as high as 253V. Your Apple Power Adapter (charger) rated at 240V - and the “duck head” at 250V - is designed to safely work at [slightly] greater voltages. Here’s why.
The voltage used throughout Europe and the UK have been harmonised since January 2003 - at a nominal 230v 50Hz (formerly 240V in UK, 220V in the rest of Europe) but this does not mean there has been a real change in the supply.
The new “harmonised voltage limits” in most of Europe (the former 220V nominal countries) are now:
230V -10% +6% (i.e. 207.0 V-243.8 V)
In the UK (former 240V nominal) they are:
230V -6% +10% (i.e. 216.2 V – 253.0 V)
Effectively, with harmonisation, nothing has changed in terms of the supply voltage - only a change in the way that the specifications are written has occurred - saving electricity supply companies the considerable expense of modifying their distribution networks to change the supply voltage.