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MrFinch
08-25-2007, 06:24 AM
Greeting, fellow Tableteers,

Congratulate me! :D I have just ordered my Nokia 770 from Amazon, to be shipped via a buddy in Ohio to my home in Melbourne Australia.

Help me! :eek: I've just realised that
1/ Its going to have an American mains plug, and
2/ America runs on 110v electricity (I think) and Australia runs on 240v :confused:

I can get a plug adaptor from U.S. to Australian, but it won't change the voltage...if I plug it in, will i fry it? And if so, how do I get around this dastardly dillemma?

Your sage wisdom and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Asturcon
08-25-2007, 07:55 AM
Yes you can. Adaptor input is 110-240V
tabletrat
08-25-2007, 10:41 AM
I have a UK one that came with a US plug. One shaver adaptor for less than a quid and all is ok - like most electronic things the voltage is really wide
MrFinch
08-25-2007, 07:38 PM
Thanks guys. So tablerat, what mains voltage does the UK use?
Asturcon
08-25-2007, 10:10 PM
UK voltage is 220/240V.
MrFinch
08-27-2007, 05:29 PM
An update, tableteers! Just got an email back from Nokia USA, and they inform me I can charge the little blighter with the Nokia AC-4 charger (which I'm assuming is the one it comes with, I'm checking!) and a plug adaptor.

W00t!
tabletrat
08-27-2007, 06:26 PM
Well, you can indeed - that is what I have.
Well, I also have UK adaptors as well, they are the same but with a different plug (same PSU as the n73).
UK voltage is 230 +10/-6% (ie, used to be 240 but we have harmonised with europe who were 220V - they now have 220 +6/-10% :) )
MrFinch
08-28-2007, 05:31 PM
Excellent!

Thanks to all for their help and advice. Counting down till the mailman gets here....
Saturn
08-29-2007, 05:47 PM
UK voltage is 230 +10/-6% (ie, used to be 240 but we have harmonised with europe who were 220V - they now have 220 +6/-10% :) )

Probably a typo.. All europe now has 230V.
tabletrat
08-29-2007, 05:54 PM
yes - I meant 230 +6/-10%
TA-t3
08-30-2007, 05:39 AM
My parent's first TV had a setting to change between 220/230/240 volts. It kept blowing valves (tubes for you Americans) regularly, until finally the repair guy measured the local voltage and found it to be 240V. Changed setting from 220 to 240 and problem was gone. Elsewhere in town the voltage actually was 220V.. and some places 210V or less. Heck, I lived a place with 190V. _That_ was when we needed the 100-240V 50/60Hz universal chargers.. but they were non-existent then. Now they're everywhere and you only need them when crossing the Atlantic! ;)