2007-02-15 01:52:37 · 4 answers · asked by PO M 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
220-240volts, 50Hz is the standard in New Zealand and Australia. The USA has 110v 60Hz. If Canada is the same as the USA, you will need an adaptor and even with it, your appliances will run a little slower. If Canada uses the NTSC TV system, your television will not work as New Zealand is on PAL.
2007-02-15 08:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its 240v in NZ. Just u will need an adapter, either just so the pins will be able to be plugged into a NZ socket, or a converter to allow it to run on 240v depending on the appliance.
Check the appliance (each appliance you intend to bring) It will have an "input" value written on it somewhere, either on the power pack on the cord or on the appliance near where the cord goes in or something like that.
My laptop says "input 100-240v ~ 1.5A 50-60Hz" So it will work anywhere.
Its the 100-240v bit thats important. If yours doesn't say 240 or 250 v then it will not work in NZ. Don't bring it, or get an adapter. Its MORE than just an adapter so the pins fit into a NZ plug, its an adapter which allows the applicance to function on 2.5 times the ammount of current and not blow up!
If is says 100-240 (or 250) then it will work fine with and adapter that just changes the pins so it will fit in the NZ socket.
MY friend plugged a Japanese hair straightener into an Australian socket (japan is the same as Nrt America, Australia is the same as NZ) It got SUPER hot really fast - very dangerous. Lucky it was just a hair straightener. Something else like a computerised gadget and it could have blown up.
2007-02-15 20:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by ahsset 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need an adapter of some kind. New Zealand and Australia both use 240V 50 Hz supply and the standard plug has three pins, active, neutral and earth or two for double-insulated appliances where the earth pin is omitted. The active and neutral pins are flat and angled so that they may be inserted one way only.
For more details on New Zealand power see the following site and follow the link for type “I”, from the “Comment” column for details of plugs and sockets. Switches are "down" for "on".
http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
2007-02-17 17:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you will need
2007-02-15 10:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋