Help -- suddenly no water pressure in our condo unit *SOLVED* Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by xboxist, Aug 2, 2009.
The definition of grounded is someone or something stable, sincere, practical or firmly established, or an aircraft or pilot that is being kept from flying. 1  An example of grounded is someone who reacts calmly in a crisis. 2  An example of grounded is a shoe repair shop in business for twenty five years.
That is where the adapter comes in. The adapter does NOT step down the voltage, it adapts your US plug to fit into one of the various socket configurations around the world. Refer to our adapter list to see both grounded and non-grounded adapters.The grounded adapter is the one with the center post.Grounded adapters have three posts, non-grounded adapters have only two. Obviously a grounded plug is safer, but you might not be able to plug it in if you are staying at an older hotel or B&B.t tells you that your appliance will handle up to 240 volts. In other words, it will handle any voltage in the world, it does not need a converter that will step the voltage down from 240 to 120 volts. Most modern electronic stuff is that way these days; especially laptops.