On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:23 +0800, rebel wrote:

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:34:23 +1200, Malcolm Moore
wrote:
No, in NZ the plug is the same as used in Australia, and, to be
pedantic, the voltage is 230V +/-6% 50Hz.

whereas in Aus it is 240V +/- 6% 50Hz

To be really pedantic, Aus has harmonised it's voltage with the
Europeans and your supply is now specified as 230V +10%-6%, the same
as the UK. The practical effect at present is zilch and your nominal
supply remains 240V, but the lower limit of acceptable is now 216V.
See

http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1988

and for how one supply authority handles it, see page eight of
www.countryenergy.com.au/internet/cewebpub.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/cek8026.pdf/$FILE/cek8026.pdf

By contrast, NZ has always been 230V.

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Malcolm
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