Power and plugs- Libya

nosmelc

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Manama

nosmelc

04 May 2010 12:05:34

nosmelc

04 May 2010 12:05:34

Manama

Advise please I am moving from Bahrain where the power is 230v with 3 pin square (british) plugs.
My research says that libya is 127 v and 3 pin round or an italian type is this the case if so things like microwave, TV cd etc. should I leave behind in Bahrain??

Mudman

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Mudman

04 May 2010 13:08:55

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04 May 2010 13:08:55

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everything works OK, just buy socket adaptors.
Only people coming from somewhere like the US. might suffer (frequency as opposed to voltage).
Bug some surge protectors to cope with 'occasional' fluctuations in voltage and you'll be fine.

Sandman6

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Sandman6

04 May 2010 15:14:06

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04 May 2010 15:14:06

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220v, 2 pin Shugo Euro type plugs.

Mudman

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Mudman

04 May 2010 15:25:31

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04 May 2010 15:25:31

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Sandman6 wrote:
220v, 2 pin Shugo Euro type plugs.

220v +/- x% !!!

Sandman6

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Sandman6

04 May 2010 17:00:45

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04 May 2010 17:00:45

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Mudman wrote:
Sandman6 wrote:
220v, 2 pin Shugo Euro type plugs.

220v +/- x% !!!

Yeah....we run anything electronically sensitive through UPS's.

The actual voltage seems to vary from 210-215v most of the time, and if last year is anything to go by, it'll get worse come the hotter months.

nosmelc

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nosmelc

04 May 2010 18:10:25

nosmelc

04 May 2010 18:10:25

Manama

thanks guys great help witkepedia is wrong again !!!!
how about golf courses??? would have to give the clubs away for peanuts here, will probably have space in the steel box.

Mudman

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Mudman

04 May 2010 18:14:35

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04 May 2010 18:14:35

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Sandman6 wrote:
The actual voltage seems to vary from 210-215v most of the time, and if last year is anything to go by, it'll get worse come the hotter months.

Today 40 deg C. A bit of sand blowing about. Power cut.

Canadianturkey

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Tripoli

Canadianturkey

05 May 2010 13:08:21

Canadianturkey

05 May 2010 13:08:21

Tripoli

The power is still down here as well!

As for Americans or Canadians I searched all around Tripoli trying to find a power converter rated at anything beyond 300 watts. It took me 2 weeks of searching and finally found a decent power converter 220v-110v rated at 500watts with a servo motor control! not just your simple transformer and for a decent price 45ld its kinda bulky but worth every penny to run my dearest Xbox and projector.

mardigarcia

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Quezon City

mardigarcia

05 May 2010 17:39:50

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05 May 2010 17:39:50

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Additional info regarding this topic. Most electronic products being made today, except for the mircrowave Which I am not really sure about that, has a wide voltage range, say 100v-230v, this means that your equioment can handle voltages from 100v to 230v without any need for a converter or stabilizers for fluctuations, it's plug and play. You can check your equipment if it complies with this by looking the nameplate of unit. Normally it says there "Voltage". Most laptop power adaptors today are designed this way.