Do you need an adaptor for OZ?

Question

Do you need an adaptor for electrical items in Australia?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Yes, but only because the plug sockets in Australia are different, but the Voltage is the same 240v.

Picture of an Australian Electrical socket:

http://www.britzinoz.com/images/Electric...

compared to a UK one:

http://www.britzinoz.com/images/Electric...

Many people who need more than one UK socket, actually put an Australian plug on a 4 or 6 gang UK socket board, so they have plenty of UK sockets even in Australia.

Answer 3

It depends what your home country is.  

They run on 220-240, and the socket is Australian AS-3112.  At the very least you'll need a plug adapter; if your home country uses 110 (such as the US), you'll need a voltage converter.  

Answer 4

Yes, you do! Your plugs are shaped differently to ours and you won't be able to plug your stuff in here without an adaptor.

Cheers :-)

Answer 5

Yes you do. They can be bought for a couple of pounds from superdrug and boots. Hope that helps x

Answer 6

You will need a plug adaptor but check the specifications of the equipment your going to plug in because most things are designed to run on voltage from 110(USA)-240(AUST) so a convertor is not necessary