Americans living in China and your AC/DC adapters.

[Pokarface]

Did you buy a voltage converter? How do the electricity sockets look like in China?

 

http://www.travel-images.com/electric-plugs.html

 

my phone charger says 100-240v. Will I need to bring a voltage converter to charge my phone or do I simply buy a phone charger once in China and use it on my current phone?

I'll be in China for a 2 weeks vacation.

[anonymoose]

China has a 230 V supply, so no problem.

[Shelley]

Doesn't the US run on 110v 60Hz? Is China 50 or 60 Hz?

 

Here in the UK it 230 - 240v 60Hz and you have to get voltage converters to cope with the frequency and voltage from the US to UK.

 

A lot of adapters/chargers can cope with either, but check.

 

Switch mode power supplies can generally cope with a range of 110v to 240v and 50/60Hz.

 

[lips]

Phones should be fine.  You need an adaptef for the socket but not the voltage/frequency.

 

More info

 

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/electricity.htm

[gato]

2-prong socket is the same shape for US and China. You need a socket converter for 3-prong socket gadgets.

Voltage in China is twice that of US. If your gadget's power supply doesn't have a built-in transformer to use 220V, then you'll need to bring a separate transformer.

[anonymoose]

China is the same as the UK. 230 V 50 Hz.

[abcdefg]

I've never once used a voltage converter or transformer in 7 or 8 years of visiting and living in China.

 

Plug adapters are easy to find here. Don't worry about it. Here's what most of the outlets look like.

 

[Pokarface]

Perfect. I'll be visiting friend's from different provinces. I don't have official tour guides. They are my tour guides!
The only thing that could go wrong, is my phone battery dying before I contact them. Since I'll need to coordinate with people from Shanghai, Xi'an, and Beijing.

[anonymoose]

I figured that Xi'an would be on your itinerary.

[Pokarface]

@anonymoose. Of course! it's almost mandatory to visit Xi'an when visiting China

Guess who is gonna be my tour guide there? ^_^

(Inside joke between us and Chinese-Forum regulars that know what I'm talking about)

 

My itinerary also includes Hangzhou and Suzhou, but my Shanghai contact will take me there.

[abcdefg]

The only thing that could go wrong, is my phone battery dying before I contact them.

 

Don't let your phone die; and you do need a way to charge it while on the move. Your mobile phone will be more important here than ever. There are free phone charging stations in most China airports.

 

Remember, you can also use the "two pronged" part of any China outlet. Look at the picture again, the top part is very similar to a two-pronged American wall outlet. (post # 7, above.)