A question for the Aussies

They have power is Australia?

It's pretty much the same as (most of) Europe 240VAC/50Hz. If it's a reasonably modern computer power pack it should run on pretty much anything between 100V-250V. It'll be listed on the pack itself somewhere...

The main thing he'll need is a plug adapter because we have unique 'angled-flat-prong' types / \ that no-one else (except maybe NZ) uses!
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HTH.

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They have power is Australia?

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As Chris has mentioned.  'Heavier drain' componentry makes use of a third terminal...a wired 'earth', unlike some parts of the world...though 240VAC can pickle your testicles quite well with or without it...  Important difference to other parts of the world is the Active and Neutral are bladed and canted at an angle to each other ...but the adapters to suit are universal...

They have power is Australia?

Chris, thanks for all the info. Yeah they use those plugs in Vanuatu as well So he just needs a plug adapter? His computer wont burn if he plugs it in an Australian plug??? lol!

though 240VAC can pickle your testicles quite well with or without it...

If it only pickles testicles then I'm safe

Thanks Jafo!

They have power is Australia?

Yep....and we progressed from horse drawn vehicles about a century ago as well.

I suppose OZ is still primitive in one respect, tho....alot of our cooking is done on an open fire outside. "Oi, Blue, chuck another shrimp on the barbie, will ya."

I suppose OZ is still primitive in one respect, tho....alot of our cooking is done on an open fire outside. "Oi, Blue, chuck another shrimp on the barbie, will ya."

Oy, and pass me another VB will ya!

Ah, the Oz barbie - fried witchety grub, toasted brown snake, Aborigine steaks and the odd smouldering baggy green cap. Makes you wish you were there...

God how I wish I could get VB in the US. Fosters won't allow them to import it. Probably afraid us yanks will discover what real Aussie bee tastes like. They'ld never sell another can of the Fosters swill if we could get VB!

Ah, the Oz barbie - fried witchety grub, toasted brown snake, Aborigine steaks and the odd smouldering baggy green cap. Makes you wish you were there...

Just cos lil Johnny and his cronies allowed and tried to cover up the 'children overboard' saga, it doesn't mean we're all uncivilised savages. Most of us enjoy a slab of bbqed beef, lavishley garnished with onions, steak seasoning.

And the only 'smouldering' baggy green cap you'll see will be the one that's doing 22 yards in .01 of a second when we win back The Ashes.


And BTW....not only are witchety grubs delicious, they're highly nutritious and a delicacy....Yummmm!!!

VB is the mst consumed beer i Oz, not Foster as everyone may assume...

No-one really relates shrimps with barbies....the latter is all about knocking the horns off a cow, wiping its bum and burning it within an inch of its 'life' and eating it...with or without tomato sauce...

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I once dated a Barbie that sort of smelled sort of like...

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Ah, the Oz barbie - fried witchety grub, toasted brown snake, Aborigine steaks and the odd smouldering baggy green cap. Makes you wish you were there...

Ewwwww

Hawkeye, OMG there's no VB in America?? what's up with that?? Time to organize a strike or riots or something..........

Starkers, yummmm and ewwwww!

Jafo:

the latter is all about knocking the horns off a cow, wiping its bum and burning it within an inch of its 'life' and eating it...with or without tomato sauce...

You forgot to mention what you guys do with crocodiles too, craaanky

Hawkeye:

I once dated a Barbie that sort of smelled sort of like...

I think i dont wanna know.... lol

Hey I'm not sure who is from Australia, who is Australian but lives overseas, and who is just american making fun of Aussies?

I'm from Vanuatu living in New Caledonia, just so ya know

Hey I'm not sure who is from Australia, who is Australian but lives overseas, and who is just american making fun of Aussies?

I'm Australian...and I'm also Australian living overseas from the rest of the world, ie in Australia [existentialist thing, that] and can make fun of Aussies in an American accent....  does that count?...

and can make fun of Aussies in an American accent....

Same here....also in a variety of English accents, Irish, Welsh, Scots, French, Italian, Pakistani & Indian.....'Anybody want to buy an elephant?'

Can't do it so well in an Aussie accent, tho....still got a bit of a pommie twang, 36 years later.

Hawkeye, OMG there's no VB in America?? what's up with that?? Time to organize a strike or riots or something..........

Really? I know people drink it, but I always assumed it was cos it was cheap! I like Tooheys New a lot better, and if I can afford it I'd go for Crownies or Boags any day.

[quote Really? I know people drink it, but I always assumed it was cos it was cheap! I like Tooheys New a lot better, and if I can afford it I'd go for Crownies or Boags any day.]

Ah...so you like the Boags, eh? Pretty cheap down my way (Launceston), but when I went back up to Qld for a while, it was cheaper there than here. On the other hand, I could buy the Powers Ice cheaper here than there...go figure

There was a time when I'd drink any amber liquid that began with B and ended with ER ....tho I used to think VB tasted like N.T. camel p!ss, it sufficed as a stop gap when all else was dry.

Haven't touched a drop in 3 years or more now....gave up: benifits of abstinence = 3.5 grand worth of puter gear/proggies I'd otherwise not have....

....still wake up with a hangover every day, tho....acquired beer gut still hangs over my waistband.

I'm Australian...and I'm also Australian living overseas from the rest of the world, ie in Australia [existentialist thing, that] and can make fun of Aussies in an American accent.... does that count?...

I like your philosophical (spl??) point of vue!

Same here....also in a variety of English accents, Irish, Welsh, Scots, French, Italian, Pakistani & Indian.....'Anybody want to buy an elephant?'

'I will take one with curry!'

Can't do it so well in an Aussie accent, tho....still got a bit of a pommie twang, 36 years later.

Pommies will always be pommies, hehe

cactoblasta, I love tha taste of it, lol! Of course our local beer is better, but VB has always been sweet right after kava, hehe! Have tasted Toohey but didnt think much of it, but true that lots of aussies make a big fuss about it, lol!

Haven't touched a drop in 3 years or more now....gave up: benifits of abstinence = 3.5 grand worth of puter gear/proggies I'd otherwise not have....

Good on ya mate, I too will say that in a few years!

....still wake up with a hangover every day, tho....acquired beer gut still hangs over my waistband

lol! I'm lucky my waistband isnt a reminder of the Michelin tyres (not YET anyway!)!!! lol

Ok, if I read this right, Australia is the same as Europe.  DC.  Which you can get DC to AC converters, but they never work exactly right.  So back up your equipment!!!!!! (Been there, done that, lost it too!).  And all the jokes aside (great ones blokes!  Thanks for the laughs!)....

if he is worried about a laptop, get the converter and dont worry.  He will fry his battery at worse.  And those are cheap. If it is more than that, BUY insurance!

And I am especially happy to see that our Aussie brothers and sisters have progressed beyond "bear skins and stone knives".  And if you need a translation, wait for Dynamaso.  He can do that one in his sleep!

Ok, if I read this right, Australia is the same as Europe. DC. Which you can get DC to AC converters,

I think you may have this confused! All our mains outlets are AC 240V,50Hz although I've heard that Australia may eventually follow the European standard of 230VAC,50Hz.

The wall sockets look like this: http://www.dse.com.au/isroot/dse/images/products/m7032.jpg

The laptop power supply (if it's less than ~5 years old) should be able to deal with a wide range of input voltages eg my 2yo Toshiba plugpack can deal with 100-240V @ 50-60Hz so it's only neccessary to adapt the plug to the local sockets.

Yeah they use those plugs in Vanuatu as well So he just needs a plug adapter? His computer wont burn if he plugs it in an Australian plug??? lol!

She'll be right!

Re fav Oz beer: A cold Coopers rolled (on it's side) down an ironbark slab bar somewhere off the Birdsville track (*sigh*, ahhh...)