My mom wants to send a electrical tape rewinder to our grandparents in Canada, but it might not work because the prongs and outlets were different, but are they?
Is the plug outlets in Canada compatible with US plugs?
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I believe that only people in Europe are backwards (e.g. using the 220V system), but I could be wrong.
Actually... I thought the entire rest of the world, apart from North America, was on 220/230 volts?
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That's actually an interesting question, never thought of that
But, Canada is similar to the States in some ways!
Pid, TYRP
That's actually an interesting question, never thought of that
But, Canada is similar to the States in some ways!
Pid, TYRP
<< Actually... I thought the entire rest of the world, apart from North America, was on 220/230 volts? >>
Yes, I do believe Canada qualifies as being part of North America.
I disagree. Americans are not ignorant about Canada. Americans are ignorant about the rest of the world.
Triumph, in what way have we fallen short in landing on the world map? After hosting two Olympics and World Expositions in the last 33 years, certainly we've invited enough people over for a look-see.
In fact, what other country has caught your eye lately? What about Italy? Would it help if we invented pizza?
It is one thing to believe you have the best country in the world; quite another to assume it.
Triumph, in what way have we fallen short in landing on the world map? After hosting two Olympics and World Expositions in the last 33 years, certainly we've invited enough people over for a look-see.
In fact, what other country has caught your eye lately? What about Italy? Would it help if we invented pizza?
It is one thing to believe you have the best country in the world; quite another to assume it.
Here in Oz its 240v. Anyway most mains stuff is designed for either 100 to 120v or 220 to 250v, & quite a bit of gear are designed to handle both voltage ranges fine. My phone charger will take any voltage between 100 & 240v.
The good thing about 220/240v compared with 110v, is that it requires at the most, only half the amperage to get the same power outputs.
The good thing about 220/240v compared with 110v, is that it requires at the most, only half the amperage to get the same power outputs.
Very well, said, Chansen!
Triumph, We may not have seemed to do anything significant to you, mabye because you have totally blocked us out.
Pid, TYRP
Triumph, We may not have seemed to do anything significant to you, mabye because you have totally blocked us out.
Pid, TYRP
Most of Europe is 220V right?
Isnt 220V also more efficient? My grandfather was explaining it to me a while ago, but I forget most of what he said.
Isnt 220V also more efficient? My grandfather was explaining it to me a while ago, but I forget most of what he said.
Triumph
We supply a lot of the States with electricity, an indirect topic of this thread. I could go on and on about what Canada provides the U.S. with in particular...everything from uranium, to high-speed rail cars (see the CNN story about the new Amtrak train), to numerous successful Hollywood celebrities.
Canada isn't "nondescript". A lot of Americans are just "out of touch".
-GL
We supply a lot of the States with electricity, an indirect topic of this thread. I could go on and on about what Canada provides the U.S. with in particular...everything from uranium, to high-speed rail cars (see the CNN story about the new Amtrak train), to numerous successful Hollywood celebrities.
Canada isn't "nondescript". A lot of Americans are just "out of touch".
-GL
Triumph, years ago when I went down to Cali for a wedding my cousins there asked me if we had television. I don't think any claim about being "non-descript" can back the ignorance of this example.
Everytime I go somewhere else in the world and people find out I'm Canadian........... they always ask me if I live in an igloo
Cheers,
Aquaman
Cheers,
Aquaman
Fellow Canucks, how many of you are sure to sport a red maple leaf somewhere on your person when travelling abroad, just to make sure no one mistakes you for an American?
Chansen,
Just a story I came across some time ago, this is true, but I can't source it because I can't remember where I read it.
During the hijacking and terrorist hey-days of the 80's, there was a plane that was hijacked and the hijackers were specifically looking for americans. An american couple got bypassed by convincing the hijackers that they were indeed Canadian. So yes, we are very happy we can pass as you in a crunch.
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They're the holes in the wall, oh thanks! Ya know, the one I use to make my hamster's fur get all puffy? (Considering they don't have fur, this is quite a feat) Here's how I do it:
1. Pick up kicking, biting hamster
2. take it by the paw
3. put paw in hole in the wall
4. watch it scream like a wild banshee and then turn extremely puffy
(Note: This only works once, as the hamster doesn't seem to wanna play anymore when you're done. Hamsters are party poopers!!)
1. Pick up kicking, biting hamster
2. take it by the paw
3. put paw in hole in the wall
4. watch it scream like a wild banshee and then turn extremely puffy
(Note: This only works once, as the hamster doesn't seem to wanna play anymore when you're done.
Hamsters are party poopers!!)Going back to the main topic of electricity, if I was to build a new computer system and take it with me to Europe (England, in particular) would I be able to use it there? Would it be as simple as going to the back of the system and switching the power supply's little red toggle from "110" to "230", or is there more to it than that. And I'm assuming that all the components inside the system would work perfectly? But probably not the dialup modem, right? Something about Europe using a different phoneline standard.
BTW: Because the plugs there are different, I suppose I would need to head down to an electronics/computer store as soon as I arrived and get one of those funny rectangular prong ones, correct?
BTW2: How about all of the external peripherals... monitor, speakers etc. I have a feeling at least one of those won't work or maybe none of them.
BTW: Because the plugs there are different, I suppose I would need to head down to an electronics/computer store as soon as I arrived and get one of those funny rectangular prong ones, correct?
BTW2: How about all of the external peripherals... monitor, speakers etc. I have a feeling at least one of those won't work or maybe none of them.
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