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visiting in septemberThis forum post has messages dated from 08/12/11 through 08/14/11, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| visiting in september visiting from southern california & am looking forward to your sunday get-together. i do have one question about the needed electrical converters. i have read that they vary in different parts of uruguay. i am a photographer who needs to recharge batteries & download memory cards to various devices. any input on this?looking forward to meeting whoever is there on sunday the 11th. regards... joseph beebe |
Comment #108/12/11 08:43Rural east Colonia departmento | "Uru-electrics"
The standard mains electricity supply in the ROU is 220 volts @ a 50 Hz frequency.What varies here are the electrical sockets. |
| "Yep 220 volts, 50 phase, nearly as many plug confiurations..."
The best advice is: wait until you arrive. Look at the wall plugs where you´re staying, then buy small adapter pluges. Most sophiticated electronics can run on 110 to 240 volts, 50 to 60 cycles; designers understand the concept of a world market. What nobody believes in advance of experiencing it is the wde variety of wall plugs in use here. But, the good news is that simple adapetrs are cheap, available at hardware stores (ferreteries), supermarkets, covenience stores and even some kioscos for about 30 pesos each. You can also buy extension cords (alargaderas) with multiple outlets but you will sooner or later smell them when they overheat. Welcome to Uruguay.Expert Page: Enjoy life a bit at Feligreta |
| "110V Stuff"
Since you'll probably end up with a power strip that provides US style outlets, but at 220V, it is a very good idea to mark any cords of your devices that are 110V ONLY and require a transformer.I find that colored duct tape is perfect. That will help keep you from frying something in a moment of confusion. You'll also find vast differences in the quality of adapters, power strips and thee like. Some cords have plus with pins slightly larger in diameter than others. A cheap adapter can be used to make a good connect for one of these, but then you must be careful not to use it with the smaller pins because it will have a poor connection. Keep an eye on anyone who cleans your house, or workers that come and plug in electric devices, as they might end up unintentionally loosening up all your sockets. Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
| "visiting in september"
thanks guys. by the way... how's the weather in september? and... i'm currently booked at the lancaster hotel but now i'm looking at weekly rentals in pocitas at half the cost. any suggestions? |
Comment #508/14/11 08:52Rural east Colonia departmento | "September weather"
We're very good at doing variable weather here... experiencing all four seasons in a day is not unusual :-)September is the southern equivalent of the northern March... and early spring can be cool or hot. We usually get a veranito (little summer) and a big storm at the beginning of the month. The classic condition is for strong sunshine with cool air but as said above, we seem to have more weather than climate here :-) |
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