Ireland power plug and concern about 230 V vs. 220 V
I am travelling from Hong Kong to Ireland. In Hong Kong type G (220V, 50Hz) plugs and sockets are used. While the plugs and sockets in Ireland are also type G, they have different voltage (230V, 50Hz). Just wondering if I can use my Hong Kong chargers without using a adaptor in Ireland.
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Well, I can lend you my experience living in a somewhat rural town, less than 300m from the power plant and right next to a factory.
I'm Italian, so the nominal voltage would be 230V at 50Hz.
First off, being so near to the plant most of the time the line voltage was closer to 250. I've even seen 260 on a few occasions.
But then there's the factory. Sometimes the lights would dim so significantly that it took your eyes a few seconds to adjust - right at the same time I could hear heavy machinery spooling up next door.
I checked the voltage a few times out of curiosity and I've seen it go all the way down to 190V.
Give it 10 seconds for the power plant to adjust output and everything went back to normal.
I haven't noticed electronics failing more often than normal or anything like that.
Your charger is going to be fine.
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I live in Ireland and was in Hong Kong earlier this year - I had no problem doing it the other way. I can't say for certain, but I'd be very surprised if it proved problematic.
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This isn't a direct answer to your specific question, but here in Australia, mains power is 240v, and I've seen many appliances labelled with voltages ranging anywhere from 210v to 255v which work without any problems. It's also quite common to see ranges like 220v-240v and 220v-250v on appliances sold in Australia, for use with our 240v power supply, probably because most appliances aren't manufactured in Australia, but imported from countries that presumably also export to other countries with different voltages. I don't think it needs to be exact, but you would definitely run into problems where the ratio is closer to double, like using 110v instead of 220v or vice versa.
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