UK electrical items work in Oz??
 

Hi all,

just planning what stuff to ship over and wondered whether our UK electrical items will actually work in Australia?? Just small stuff like digital radio, bread machine that kind of stuff. Obviously have to get new plugs but not sure about voltage etc.

Cheers!

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Yes

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Forget about the digital radio. There are no DAB broadcasts in Australia.

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yep
uk 240v 50hz
au 240v 50hz

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electrician smician...

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Unless you deregionalize your dvd player it wont be playing Aus dvds.

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Thank you - my digital radio also has the ability to go analogue so I guess that will be ok?

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And I thought that although the voltage range was similar, because the oscilation rates went backwards, all electrical items worked, but in reverse! :p

TD

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And dont forget to do the same with your TV or the picture will be upside down.

Dougie

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:blink::blink::p:blink:

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Exactly what I said. There are no DAB broadcasts in Australia. All digital radio broadcast are transmitted in DAB+ which is not compatible with DAB. If you have a UK DAB radio it will not work with DAB+.

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oops !

What you seeing there jason a load of squares and crap up upside down writing ?

Just got to work and this PC dont seem to show my cool writing :confused::confused:


Dougie

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Its true the up-side down thingy, my friends an family over in oz had their uk tv's upside down for yonks before they sussed how to set them up to oz standards.
On the plus side though, a blokes mate who knows a bloke who has a friend who lives next door to this guy that used to work with a woman whose husbands friends mates best pal knew somebody who assembled lcd televisions, said its good fo the tv to be upside down for a bit as all the liquid flows in a different direction, making picture quality even better!
Dont know if its true, but this bloke was pretty positive.

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Yes there are, as of July 21st most of the domestic stations will be going digital, all of the appliancies we shipped over work with oz electricity, just check your insurance when you get here, they may not cover uk appliances if they cause a fire!!!!

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The OP is factually correct - there are NO DAB broadcasts; the Australian standard is DAB+ so the vast majority of UK digital radios will not be compatible and so you will not get ANY stations.

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The digital format in Australia is DAB+ and not DAB like in the UK. DAB+ is not compatible with DAB.

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We brought our 3 digital radios and they don't work -didn't check out the DAB/DAB+ before we left. They are no use and can't sell them either.