What is the Voltage?
Electricity is supplied throughout New Zealand at 230/240 volts, 50 hertz. Most hotels and motels provide 110 volt ac sockets (rated at 20 watts) for electric razors only. For all other equipment, an adapter/converter is necessary, unless the item has a multi-voltage option. Please note that power outlets only accept flat 3 or 2-pin plugs, depending on whether an earth connection is fitted.
Short answer: no. Longer answer: the one in the picture you have is a long distance transmission line, likely around 33,000 – 110,000 volts. The wires on poles are distribution lines and can range from 220 V for the line into your house to 33,000 V for a rural distribution line, though 2400 V is more common for urban distribution in North America and 3300 V in Europe. My information is coming from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_distribution) but it matches up with discussions i’ve had in the past. I’d also note that some of the local lines have their voltages marked on transformers that hang on the poles. And if you follow the one you have in your picture to a substation you might find the voltage on the transformers there, though it could be a long and hard to follow trip. Originally posted 22 months ago. ( permalink ) mdmarkus66 edited this topic 22 months ago.
