VIAJAR DE MANERA MÁS INTELIGENTE
While stuck in traffic in Bali, our group of 20 divers spied a local electronics store. In the window was the object of their desire: a 220-volt charging strip. A dozen people piled out and bought every one the store had and returned to the bus before the traffic cleared.
Why the frenzy? We had just spent a week on a liveaboard with a battery charging station that was inadequate for all our strobes, cameras, and drones. Each cubby had only a single 220-volt outlet.
The 220-volt power was not a concern, because most modern electronics are compatible with 110- to 220-volt power. The issue was where to charge all the equipment, especially since we couldn’t charge anything in our cabins due to it being a fire hazard. Plugging a power strip into the single outlets in each cubby was the obvious solution.
Many divers came prepared with power strips, but several people brought a standard 110-volt power strip that they use at home, and those power strips were immediately fried.
Before you leave home, be sure to check with your dive operator about what kinds of outlets — and how many — will be available for charging your equipment so you can be prepared with the appropriate kind of power strip, if needed.
© Alert Diver – Q4 2026