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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia,
Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
"Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote in
: I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Greetings from the other sunshine state! You should have no problem, look at your devices and they will likely give a range of acceptable voltage as long as you are in those parameters you are good to go. -- Joseph Coulter, cruises and vacations www.josephcoulter.com 877 832 2021 904 631 8863 cell |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:12:39 -0700 (PDT), "Bobbie Weeks
(Ms)" wrote: I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I travelled through Cambodia and Thailand in March (see the blog). I had no problems charging my phone, shaver and camera. However, all of those were charged via their own AC/DC converters which automatically allow for frequency variations and even 115/230 variations. It's likely your laptop and phone will be similar and the hairdryer is unlikely to be that sensitive. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: On Indian Roads |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
I have lived and travelled expensively in SE Asia and Australia and
Europe for many years, carrying laptops, cameras, phones, etc. and never had a voltage problem with portable equipment such as you mention. The actual voltage may not be what it says anyway, and typically is often lower, especially in countries with power shortages where they often lower the voltage rather than cut the power. I think they are not supposed to go more than about 10% down (or up) on voltage and less than that on frequency but sometimes they do. I have also run mainframe computers in some SE Asia countries and they are more fussy, so we had power conditioning equipment, but laptops and other items with power adaptors are generally very forgiving. On Jun 18, 12:12 am, "Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote: I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:35:18 -0700 (PDT), rak
wrote: I have lived and travelled expensively in SE Asia and Australia and Europe for many years, I wish I could afford to do that. I usually travel quite cheaply. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: On Indian Roads |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
hi , like joseph said, u don't need a voltage converter
just a universal plug type converter electrical appliances are made for 1) 110v 2) 220-240v (mostly asia and europe) 3) 130v (japan) so your stuff is certainly workable from 220-240 range. On Jun 18, 7:12*am, "Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote: I live in Australia and *will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. *I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. *I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). *I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
On Jun 18, 1:23 pm, Alan S wrote: On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:35:18 -0700 (PDT), rak wrote: I have lived and travelled expensively in SE Asia and Australia and Europe for many years, I wish I could afford to do that. I usually travel quite cheaply. Cheers, Alan, Australia Rats. Extensively!!! I was typing with a broken finger if that is an excuse. |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
Nah, Nick!! Hate to be pedantic, but many people read these posts and plan
etc accordingly! In fact! Most (ALL in my experience) small appliances - shavers, laptops, radios, ipods, mobile phones, cameras etc cheerfully accept all voltages from 100v to 250v; they're designed to do so. Check the plug - it will ALWAYS have the voltage or voltage range acceptable. It IS a small world! "nick chan" wrote in message ... hi , like joseph said, u don't need a voltage converter just a universal plug type converter electrical appliances are made for 1) 110v 2) 220-240v (mostly asia and europe) 3) 130v (japan) so your stuff is certainly workable from 220-240 range. On Jun 18, 7:12 am, "Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote: I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:10:17 -0700 (PDT), rak
wrote: On Jun 18, 1:23 pm, Alan S wrote: On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:35:18 -0700 (PDT), rak wrote: I have lived and travelled expensively in SE Asia and Australia and Europe for many years, I wish I could afford to do that. I usually travel quite cheaply. Cheers, Alan, Australia Rats. Extensively!!! I was typing with a broken finger if that is an excuse. No excuses allowed. Enjoyed it:-) Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: On Indian Roads |
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Plug converter and voltage - Australia to Asia
"Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote:
I live in Australia and will be travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia later this year. I've checked out getting a plug converter, so I can plug my Australia appliances (like phone charger, laptop, hairdryer, etc) in while I'm away. I've found out the plug types that I need to get but I'm wondering if there would be an issue with the slight (well, I assume slight) variation in voltage (all countries have the same frequency). I've listed out below what I've found but can anyone advise me if the different voltages will make a difference or, worse yet, damage my things as it seems that plug converters don't change the voltage: Australia, Plug Type I, 240V Cambodia, Plug Type A & E, 230V Malaysia, Plug Type G, 240V Thailand, Plug Type A & E, 220V Vietnam, Plug Type A & C & G, 220V No problems with voltage. Also, you can get cheaper and better converters after you arrive than you can find in Australia. I heartily recommend getting the small individual converters with no moving parts, rather than the giant one-size-fits-all gimmicky ones that always fall apart and start sparking a few weeks into your trip. -- Photos from all 45 countries on 5 continents: http://www.cultureshocktherapy.com |
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