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Old Aug 5th, 2005, 20:51   #1
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i need to buy an indian apapter to take English pins

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I live in the UK and need to buy an adapter that I can use in India to plug into the walls and then plug in my English plugs from my ipod and other things etc but I dont know what retail stores in the UK or online in the UK sell them as I heard there are 1 or 2 different kinds you could use in India? HELP
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Old Aug 5th, 2005, 21:50   #2
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Buy it when you get to India.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005, 22:04   #3
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I bought one 50 bucks. All electric shops have them...
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Old Aug 5th, 2005, 22:28   #4
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Buy a 'World Adapter' at the airport duty free.
Theres also lots of information about adapters via the IM search engine,

This is just one link.
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Old Aug 5th, 2005, 22:53   #5
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Buy an extension lead (4 socket one, picture attached) in the UK (they have these in places like Morrisons for £1.70 and sometimes in Poundland for £1). When you get to India take the UK plug off and put an Indian one on.

They do not take up too much space and are very light. Another advantage is that you can plug more than one device in. So you can charge your phone and your camera batteries at the same time .
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The airport ones never have worked for me.

Either buy one there or take the 4-way with you ---as above.

The Indian socket, by the way, is the pre 1960s British round-pin system and, until very recently, the plugs could be bought here in UK. Now I think they can't.
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Old Aug 6th, 2005, 02:35   #7
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B&Q do them still i had one for South Africa
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Old Aug 6th, 2005, 08:01   #8
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While we are on the subject of elec plugs ... I cant find one in Australia to go from Aust to Indian plugs. I have tried the major brands of travel plugs and they dont do Indian... So can some one tell me what the plugs look like eg 2 round pin ( like they have in Thailand) so I can have a look at other plugs I have here and if I dont have one maybe I can buy one.
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While we are on the subject of elec plugs ... I cant find one in Australia to go from Aust to Indian plugs. I have tried the major brands of travel plugs and they dont do Indian... So can some one tell me what the plugs look like eg 2 round pin ( like they have in Thailand) so I can have a look at other plugs I have here and if I dont have one maybe I can buy one.
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Have a look at the following site :

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm
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Really the most logical option is the 4 way multi-powerboard and change the plug in India, it's a 'No Brainer', will always work. If you know how to wire a plug yourself, then buy a plug and wire it up, 5 mins and it is all done, BUT BE SAFE WITH POWER !!!!!!
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Old Aug 6th, 2005, 15:54   #11
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Shere,
thanks heaps......well I think I have one, BUT I juts have to find it ...
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