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Electrical Items from UK

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Dippydora1

1/4/2017 19:54 EST

I am moving to Trinidad in March and starting to pack up the personal items I wish to bring over there. My husband thinks a lot of our electrical items that are 24ov will not work over there as the electrical items are 110v. Will I need to buy a converter/inverter so that our electrical goods will work over there?

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stephylynn

1/4/2017 22:39 EST

Yes. In fact, you'll need one for every item.

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OhChuts

1/5/2017 07:25 EST

It's not only the voltage you have to consider but also the frequency for appliances that rotate. UK is 50 c/s, Trinidad is 60c/s.

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Dippydora1

1/5/2017 17:44 EST

Thanks for the reply, this is what we thought. Maybe need to rethink what we are bringing then!

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stephylynn

1/5/2017 19:11 EST

Things that will be constantly plugged in should have its own. Things that you'll plug in once and a while can probably share one.

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vpradeep

3/10/2017 18:33 EST

A minor correction: Trinidad's voltage is actually 115V @ 60 Hz. (Wikipedia link here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country).

Before buying a bunch of inverters, check the fine print on the back of your electronics. Many modern power supplies can handle a wide range of voltage and frequency. For instance, my laptop charger says "100-240V, 50-60 Hz". So, that would work in both Trinidad & the UK.

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