This is just one of many surprises you will face without proper appliance pre-planning. I advise you to consult with a knowledgeable international appliance firm three to four weeks before your move. This time frame will allow you to take advantage of as many of your current appliances as possible with the correct transformers. In addition, you can economically purchase new items you will need before you leave the United States and pack them in your shipment. Voltage is the amount of pressure pushing the electricity through the wires.
Electricity comes through the wires in impulses.
Hertz per second refers to the number of impulses delivered each second. Allen Sausen, President of Appliances Overseas Inc., speaks and writes regularly for human resource organizations about what appliances employees can use abroad. He offers the following information for your consideration. And Hong Kong is in the midst of changing from 200 volts to 220 volts. Plugs Almost every country has a different plug design.