What's the voltage used in australia?

Answer 1

Australians use 240 volts (whereas in the U.S, we use mostly 110-120 volts; in the U.K., they use 220 volts.) Sockets in Australia take two or three flat (not rounded) prongs.

If you're visiting and plan to use an electric appliance you bring with you, you'll need to buy a converter before you leave home -- it's safer to do it then, rather than waiting until you get there, because most Australian shops only sell converters for Australian appliances to fit American and European outlets! To be safe, try and get one before you go. If you're especially lucky, your hotel in Australia might be able to lend you one, but don't count on it.

Amazon sells adaptors/convertors, as do many other online outlets. You might also have luck in a store that sells electrical goods, such as Best Buy or Circuit City.

Answer 2

Australia Voltage

Answer 3

A voltage converter big enough to run an iron or a hair dryer will weigh at least 12 pounds, probably more like 18. You do not want to be lugging that around with you. Most of the 4 and 5 star motels have hairdryers wired in to the mains (so you can't take them with you). There may be an iron in the room along with the board or you may be able to hire one for a couple of dollars. Failing that, buy a couple of cheap ones when you get here, but why lug the iron around? There are a lot of small dual voltage applicance around but they are small, low powered things like shavers or phone chargers. A typical iron or hair drier uses 100 times or more the power these use and making them dual voltage would be difficult (read expensive) or impossible.

Answer 4

240 Volts, 50 Hz. The sockets have three slots, the active and neutral are angled so the plug can only be put in one way. The third slot is an earth.

Your portable AM/FM radio will work on batteries, an electric shaver will if it is dual voltage, a hair drier will burn out quickly, so leave yours at home. Many hotels have driers hard wired into the bathroom wall. Your cell phone will work if it is a tri-band and you get a pre-paid Australian SIM card, the charger will work if it is built for a range of voltages - mine is, check the back of yours. You can charge a pod at a USB port on an Australian computer. Don't know about laptops, get an adaptor plug at an airport or some department stores might have them. Some of the better hotels and motels offer i'net connections in your room, others may allow you to send e-mails from their own computers, you can always ask.

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What's the voltage used in australia?

Answer 6

We use 240 volts.

Some of the larger hotels in the cities have one or two 110 volt power points (for electric razors etc) in some of their suites.
This is only for the convenience of their overseas clients.
Everything else is 240 volts.

Answer 7

It is 240 volts for both Australia & New Zealand

Answer 8

Not only is it 240v it is also 50hertz. In the USA it is 110v and 60hertz. You can get a transformer that will change 240v to 110v so you can run US electrical equipment but because we run on 50hz not 60hz, your equipment will run slower than it would at home.

Answer 9

Went to Austrailia last August. All the larger towns used 110 like in the US.