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06-01-2006, 05:36 PM
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How to get computer to work in Kaz?
What will I need to take to plug laptop or camera charger up. I think the end is differnt that plugs in the wall?
Any advice? Thanks,R
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#2
06-02-2006, 06:05 AM
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converter
I am no expert, but I've been to Russia 4 times now, and dealt with this issue. I don't know if Kaz electricity is more like Russia or more like Asia.
The Russian outlets use much higher voltage, so you need a Step Down Converter, if that's true in Kaz. Then you need to find out what sort of plugs they use in Kazakhstan. I suggest you Google "voltage Kazakhstan" and "electric adaptor Kazakhstan" and see what pops up. I ordered my step down converter online and it worked fine. Just using a plug adaptor alone won't work, you must not let the higher voltage fry your electronics. Dee
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06-02-2006, 06:15 AM
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Dee is correct about the higher voltage. I had a plug adaptor and it still blew out my hair dryer that was set for this type of power the first time I turned it on. So do research this. I know a lot of people take laptops so I'm sure it can all be done, just research.
We were lucky our apartment in Karaganda has a computer in it. (I don't know how we could have survived without it.) In Altmaty we did not have a computer and so we just used the internet cafe.
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06-04-2006, 07:39 AM
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I thought Kaz was on 220v, which is why the hairdryer would have trouble without a converter (ours is a flat 125v, so would need a converter and adapter to fit the different voltage and outlet shape there). Our laptop is 100-240v and I guess I didn't think that anything other than an outlet adapter was needed for a laptop (since the voltages overlap).
Please correct me if I am wrong.............
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06-05-2006, 11:28 AM
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Most laptops do not need a converter, just an adapter. You will need a converter and adapter for other appliances, such as a hair dryer. (You plug your hairdryer into the adapter then the adapter into the converter then into the wall outlet) I think the outlet adapter you need is Type C. I bought the packs at Radio Shack with several types, but I'm pretty sure Type C is the one that works in Kaz.
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