We plan to travel to China (Bejing, Shanghai, etc), Hongkong, and Bangkok between June 15, 2006 and July 25, 2006. We will be taking our digital camera, hair dryer etc. What are the electrical power specification in these countries - 110 volts Vs. 220 Volts, 50 cps Vs. 60 cps, etc. And, what kind of plugs we'd need - round pins like in India, flat ones like in US, etc?
Power requirements (plugs, voltage, frequency) for China and Thailand and Hongkong?
Yes check the black box attached to your camera cord for the phrase "AC110-240V". Then all you need is the plug adapter, NOT the travel converter. The cheaper "travel converters" usually don't do a very good job. Buying an expensive "travel converter" is unneccessary, since hair dryers and other little things can be bought here (in China) for as little as $3 US Dollars.
When buying the plug adapter, make sure the hole where you will plug in your camera has a larger side and a smaller side to fit the American-style grounded plug. Most of them usually do.
Power requirements (plugs, voltage, frequency) for China and Thailand and Hongkong?
In most countries it's 220v (except the US).
As for plugs, it depends on which country you're coming from. Hong Kong has the same plugs as England. China and Thailand have a mixture of sockets.
Go to your local electrical store and buy a 'Travel Plug'. This plug will allow you to plug in your appliance on one side and the other side is flexible and will fit [almost] any type of socket. If you can't find one locally you'll get one at any international airport (costs about $12).
If your appliance is 110v then don't plug it into a 220v socket - your hairdryer will fry. (Just on that....I've never stayed in a hotel that didn't provide hairdryers).
Other appliances, like cameras %26amp; computers, will have a transformer (the flat black box connected to the cable). This will 'transform' the power down from 220v to 100v if that's what you need.
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