Jason George Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I purchased a Dewalt DCF610 & battery on Ebay for a quite reasonable price... It comes with a DCB107 charger... I purchased from a seller in the USA so I am wondering if the charger will work in New Zealand with the use of a simple plug converter / adaptor... We have 230v power in New Zealand. Does anyone know if the USA DCB107 chargers are multi voltage for input??? If they are not then a simple adaptor will not work either?? Is the only way to get it to work via an expensive step down transformer or something of the sort??? The deal was pretty good for just the battery and tool so I'm happy either way but it would be nice to be able to use the charger instead of buying a new one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason George Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Instead of buying a household stepdown transformer I decided to get a power inverter for the car which is 12V to 110V... I figured if we can do the same for our 230-240v power in NZ to run house hold devices in the car then it's really no different doing it for a USA 110v device... I'll use the tool for work on the car 95% of the time so it's no hassle at all the charge it in the car.... Works out much cheaper doing this way too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 i just sold my 110v charger and bought a 240v. but your car plan should work fine too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason George Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Does anyone happen to know what the watts rating of the DCB107??? The 12v to 110v convertor I was looking at is rated to output 150 watts... Will that be enough to power the 110v DCB107 charger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrull Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Yeah, probably more than enough. A DC-DC inverter is very efficent. Usually in the 90-95 % range. And its charge-time gives a 24W figure. But this is not peak, and will be the average charge-power. (Slows a bit down in the end of the charge-cycle)At the start it will be a bit higher, but not nearly 150W. So I do belive it fits perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy MSG Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I just looked at the bottom of my charger. It is not multi-voltage and lists 0.5 amps. Just for giggles I looked up the models for the 12 volt DC charger it was DCB119. I don't know the prices for it versus the inverter versus the 230V charger where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megascott Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 I live in Thailand (220V) and I shipped my tools from USA (115V). I was interested in this topic and wish to update it. I have both versions of the Dewalt Charger DCB112 and DCB107 Chargers. I have opened them up and analyzed the electrical components, and Yes, each input transformer for each model is different based on the country the charger is sold in. So, to clarify, If it has a USA style mains plug, then it is designed for 115VAC, if it has a Mains plug for your 220V country, We get a European style two prong plug here in Thailand, this means it is designed for 220VAC. I have a 2000W 115V step down converter connected to a Plug strip clearly labeled "115VAC only" for all of my USA type chargers. I hope this clarifies the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Not multi volt. ..maybe buy the charger from your country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Adam Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Framer joe said: Not multi volt. ..maybe buy the charger from your country This. Talk of utilising cheap step-down/step-up transformers is just a bit scary. Bite the bullet and invest in charger in your native voltage. Job done. Stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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