David

I'm leaving for Oz in 2 days and wonder whether I should take a 15
watt oil heater, but am worried it may not be usable on Ausrtralia's
10 watt plugs. Elsewhere, I've used a 15 watt heater with an adaptor
on a 13 watt plug with no problem but am not sure this will work in
Australia

Any advice gratefully appreciated, if possible before I leave on
Monday.

Sorry, should have thought to ask earlier.

Thanks,

David

Mountain Dew Or Crab Juice?

"David" wrote in message
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    > I'm leaving for Oz in 2 days and wonder whether I should take a 15
    > watt oil heater, but am worried it may not be usable on Ausrtralia's
    > 10 watt plugs. Elsewhere, I've used a 15 watt heater with an adaptor
    > on a 13 watt plug with no problem but am not sure this will work in
    > Australia
    > Any advice gratefully appreciated, if possible before I leave on
    > Monday.
    > Sorry, should have thought to ask earlier.

15 Amps, not Watts.

Australian standard is 240V/50Hz/10Amps

Rod.

    > Thanks,
    > David


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Springbok

"Mountain Dew or Crab Juice?" wrote in message news:...
    > "David" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I'm leaving for Oz in 2 days and wonder whether I should take a 15
    > > watt oil heater, but am worried it may not be usable on Ausrtralia's
    > > 10 watt plugs. Elsewhere, I've used a 15 watt heater with an adaptor
    > > on a 13 watt plug with no problem but am not sure this will work in
    > > Australia
    > >
    > > Any advice gratefully appreciated, if possible before I leave on
    > > Monday.
    > >
    > > Sorry, should have thought to ask earlier.
    >
    > 15 Amps, not Watts.
    >
    > Australian standard is 240V/50Hz/10Amps
    >
    > Rod.
    >
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > >
    > > David

There should be a sticker or plate on the heater that states the
Wattage (usually in kW). Using Ohms law divide this by the voltage
(240V) & you get the current (amps) rating. Most domestic heaters
would be under 10amps, so you would be okay.

Tony

David

Thanks so much - incredibly helpful.

David

[email protected] (Springbok) wrote in message news:...
    > "Mountain Dew or Crab Juice?" wrote in message news:...
    > > "David" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > I'm leaving for Oz in 2 days and wonder whether I should take a 15
    > > > watt oil heater, but am worried it may not be usable on Ausrtralia's
    > > > 10 watt plugs. Elsewhere, I've used a 15 watt heater with an adaptor
    > > > on a 13 watt plug with no problem but am not sure this will work in
    > > > Australia
    > > >
    > > > Any advice gratefully appreciated, if possible before I leave on
    > > > Monday.
    > > >
    > > > Sorry, should have thought to ask earlier.
    > >
    > > 15 Amps, not Watts.
    > >
    > > Australian standard is 240V/50Hz/10Amps
    > >
    > > Rod.
    > >
    > > >
    > > > Thanks,
    > > >
    > > > David
    >
    > There should be a sticker or plate on the heater that states the
    > Wattage (usually in kW). Using Ohms law divide this by the voltage
    > (240V) & you get the current (amps) rating. Most domestic heaters
    > would be under 10amps, so you would be okay.
    >
    > Tony