Went
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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
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Penny Outskirts
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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 
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lr110td5
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ElectricsA 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
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pricey
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Re: Electrics | lr110td5 wrote: | 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 |
Great idea Colin, I will do this for the B&B guest rooms. Going to just change all my own stuff to Portuguese.
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Went
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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.......
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Blue Sky
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Re: Electrics | lr110td5 wrote: | 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 |
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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