With friends in Germany/Denmark and all over Western Europe with computers and other fine electronics, I'm sure their power is just as reliable as in the 49 states that aren't California.
The one thing to mention is that the US has a lower "at the outlet" voltage for nominal 120v than Canada (and possibly other countries) does... by 6-8 volts. So I was told by the E/E at the arena when I was laughing about the American made light fixture I just put up that is rated for three 60s in the US and three 40s in Canada. I thought the CSA were just being extra cautious.
Anyway, back to Europe... remember - your NTSC TV is no good there on a PAL system (or SECAM in France), and I'm not sure about Germany in particular, but most of Europe runs AC at 50 cycles (Hz) instead of 60Hz here... so appliances that clock relative to AC will run slow.
Bren R.
