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Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 7:45 am Post subject: Electrics.....
Relocating on the 19th....yippee....however, not taking most electrical goods but want to take lamps and PC etc - does anyone know if there is a problem with compatibility for current etc with regard to lightbulbs and PC - will use a continental adapter but have heard different stories and cannot get to the bottom of it UK - Spain...an help please

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 06 8:15 am Post subject:
My sister lives in Andalucia, and her's is 230 thingies, so all the stuff from here will work with an adapter (european 2 pin). I'd assume it was the same all over Spain

lr110td5

Joined: 20 May 2005
Posts: 37
Location: Kerpen, Germany

Posted: Sat Apr 15, 06 10:24 pm Post subject: Electrics

A little suggestion which will be of use to you and your visitors:
buy a short extension cable with multiple sockets (inexpensive at DIY stores) and replace the fitted plug with one for your destination. I did this for myself for holiday use and again for a friend who runs a B&B farm in the UK and has guests from continental Europe. By putting a UK 3-pin plug on a German extension cable, the guests don't need an adapter, which is usually a bit wobbly anyway, and can attach other appliances at the same time and get another 1.5 metre or so of cable.
Made up the other way round, those visitors with UK plugs can use the local 230V supply with no hassle.

Colin

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 06 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Electrics

lr110td5 wrote:

Great idea Colin, I will do this for the B&B guest rooms. Going to just change all my own stuff to Portuguese.

Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 6:15 am Post subject:
Thanks Colin - off on wednesday so will get on with it when we arrive and start to unpack - where does all this stuff come from.......

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 06 6:53 am Post subject: Re: Electrics

lr110td5 wrote:

We have done the same in our "holiday cottage" to deter guests from plugging continental adapters into the wall sockets. As you have said Colin, they are wobbly at the best of times and don't do much good for the wall sockets either.

With regards to power supply we are on 230v 50hz here in France also. Most of our PC / audio equipment is English as well as half my power tools. They all work fine - I have put french plugs on most of the stuff but after three years here there are still some that need changing. I have English sockets in the workshop for some tools

You should be OK

S

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