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Is Canada 120V or 220v?
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| Phil Marshall 2005-11-08, 4:21 pm |
| Going over to Canada in a few weeks & was wondering if they
are on 120v or 220v over there? ( I'm USA)
Will be taking a power wheelchair and wanted to make sure
I would be able to charge it.
Thanks,
~~Phil~~
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| Andy Hill 2005-11-08, 5:21 pm |
| philmzone-news@yahoo.com(Phil Marshall) wrote:
>Going over to Canada in a few weeks & was wondering if they
>are on 120v or 220v over there? ( I'm USA)
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>Will be taking a power wheelchair and wanted to make sure
>I would be able to charge it.
>
Damn, don't ya just hate it when Google's broken?
120V, 60Hz, just like the USA.
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| Christian Fox 2005-11-08, 5:21 pm |
| In article <20051108150648.907$AY@newsreader.com>, philmzone-news@yahoo.com says...
>Going over to Canada in a few weeks & was wondering if they
>are on 120v or 220v over there? ( I'm USA)
>
>Will be taking a power wheelchair and wanted to make sure
>I would be able to charge it.
Us Canadians don't yet have electricity. We power everything using dogsleds. Be sure to
see the igloo village while you're here. If you see Steve, tell him I said hello.
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| Phil Marshall 2005-11-08, 5:21 pm |
| Andy Hill <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote:
> philmzone-news@yahoo.com(Phil Marshall) wrote:
> Damn, don't ya just hate it when Google's broken?
>
> 120V, 60Hz, just like the USA.
I tried to Google, and for ten minutes all I could find
was info on electrical switchplates, conduit, and other
stuff that was no help. (guess I used the wrong terms)
I assumed I could find some helpful Canadian national
who was passing through this group & would provide
the info QUICKER than I was able to locate it.
~~Phil~~
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| Keith Jewell 2005-11-08, 5:21 pm |
| Dang, your Google must be broken.
'Canada voltage'
First hit is a page of Canada travel tips.
-Keith
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| Andy Hill 2005-11-08, 6:21 pm |
| philmzone-news@yahoo.com(Phil Marshall) wrote:
>Andy Hill <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote:
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>I tried to Google, and for ten minutes all I could find
>was info on electrical switchplates, conduit, and other
>stuff that was no help. (guess I used the wrong terms)
>
Yeah, that's the problem with search engines...wrong terms, nothing but crap.
FWIW, "canada voltage frequency" (not quoted) were the terms I used.
Sorry for biting your head off -- it's been one of those weeks...
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| deans@wdeans.com 2005-11-08, 7:21 pm |
| Christian Fox wrote:
> In article <20051108150648.907$AY@newsreader.com>, philmzone-news@yahoo.com says...
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> Us Canadians don't yet have electricity. We power everything using dogsleds. Be sure to
> see the igloo village while you're here. If you see Steve, tell him I said hello.
Greetings,
Don't listen to Mr. Fox. He is pulling your chain. These things are
only true in Quebec.
Hope this helps,
William
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| Edwin Pawlowski 2005-11-09, 12:21 am |
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"Phil Marshall" <philmzone-news@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> Going over to Canada in a few weeks & was wondering if they
> are on 120v or 220v over there? ( I'm USA)
>
> Will be taking a power wheelchair and wanted to make sure
> I would be able to charge it.
>
> Thanks,
The charger will be OK, but in some areas you'll need an English - French
converter
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| Dave Balderstone 2005-11-09, 12:21 am |
| In article <20051108150648.907$AY@newsreader.com>, Phil Marshall
<philmzone-news@yahoo.com(Phil> wrote:
> Going over to Canada in a few weeks & was wondering if they
> are on 120v or 220v over there? ( I'm USA)
It depends on the exchange rate. Today, we're at 142.698v.
;-)
--
~ Stay Calm... Be Brave... Wait for the Signs ~
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One site: <http://www.balderstone.ca>
The other site, with ww links<http://www.woodenwabbits.com>
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| On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:13:59 -0600, Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca> wrote:
>In article <20051108150648.907$AY@newsreader.com>, Phil Marshall
><philmzone-news@yahoo.com(Phil> wrote:
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>It depends on the exchange rate. Today, we're at 142.698v.
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>;-)
There's another problem you need to be concerned about. The US
government-mandated time changes (called Daylight Saving Time) must be
implemented by instantaneously altering the rotation of portions of
the Earth's surface. This causes extreme stress on the rocks at the
national borders, generating high transient electrical voltages. These
are isolated, and so have no effect in most cases, but can cause
strange unexpected hyperentropic explosions when charging batteries.
Try not to charge a battery within 50 miles of the US-Canadian border.
;-)
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Phil Marshall" <philmzone-news@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The charger will be OK, but in some areas you'll need an English - French
> converter
Of course. Volts is American (actually both words are Italian); amperes
is obviously French. You have to convert between the two.
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| Michael Daly 2005-11-09, 7:21 pm |
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On 9-Nov-2005, "z" <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote:
> Of course. Volts is American (actually both words are Italian); amperes
Both are metric - the thin edge of the wedge against American
measurements.
Mike
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| ~^Johnny^~ 2005-11-11, 4:21 am |
| On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:26:38 GMT, Andy Hill <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote:
>Yeah, that's the problem with search engines...wrong terms, nothing but crap.
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>FWIW, "canada voltage frequency" (not quoted) were the terms I used.
What a shocking revelation.
--
-john
wide-open at throttle dot info
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