We had a few power conversion issues since getting here. Now I knew we would need to convert the power here from 220v to 110v in order to use our electronics, but, it seems as though if you are not careful you can buy converters to adapt the crazy 3 prong African Plug, to a 2 or 3 Prong American plug, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have converted the power from 220 to 110. Most electronics actually can handle the 220v current and are set up to do so as long as you have the adapter to plug it in. HOWEVER,  and this is a big however, you can not plug it in if it can’t handle the 220v. That will result in explosions. Hence, the misunderstanding between Iris and myself regarding the correct adapters.

We apparently did not have the step down converters and I plugged in an Arri 300    watt light in the 220v circuit resulting in a burnt bulb. Then, to test that this was in fact the case I tested it on our Tota light because we knew that at the very least we could buy new bulbs for that light at the hardware store in town. My prediction was correct and that bulb exploded instantly. So… after feeling like a complete moron and royally confused, I realized we were using the wrong items to power anything needing a 110v current. Blah! So we have yet to find a converter suitable to do the job and have since purchased a new 240v bulb for the Tota light. It remains to be our only useable light at this point. :(