Travel wall adapter for Thailand?

Jared17 on 18/03/2017 - 23:16
Last edited 18/03/2017 - 23:39

Will be going to Thailand for two weeks in couple months time. Can anyone recommend a cheap reliable wall adapter so I can charge my Aus mobile over there. I could borrow from the hotel but sometimes they don't have it or run out of available ones. And I don't want to spend my vacation time hunting for cheap ones over there.

I don't need those expensive universal adapters that can be used in Europe and US as I don't foresee going to these countries anytime in the future. Thanks.

Edit: I heard it can be bought at 7-11 over there. Anyone knows if it's cheap?

Electrical & Electronics

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  • peterpeterpumpkin on 18/03/2017 - 23:34
    +1

    For Thailand I've used EU adapters from $2 shops (though I don't know how much they go for these days). Never had an issue bur I'm no electrician though.

  • retiredfeline on 18/03/2017 - 23:35
    +1

    Just go on eBay and order one of those AU to US or EU (or both, to be sure) adaptors from HK for about a buck which will arrive in about 3-4 weeks. Thailand is at 220V, close enough to our 230V. They're just wiring inside, no electronics.

    • Jared17 on 18/03/2017 - 23:41

      Thanks. Didn't know they are that cheap on eBay. So US or EU has the same kind of wall sockets. Any particular seller to recommend that is reliable?

      • retiredfeline on 18/03/2017 - 23:43
        +1

        They are all more or less the same, selling mass produced factory stuff with a few cents difference, many are the same seller with multiple eBay shops.

        • Jared17 on 18/03/2017 - 23:57

          Thanks.

  • Stewardo on 18/03/2017 - 23:44
    +2

    They sell chargers by the truckload at the markets in Thailand, or buy a cheap universal one on eBay

    • Jared17 on 18/03/2017 - 23:56

      Thanks how about the 7-11s? I think they are everywhere over there.

      • Stewardo on 19/03/2017 - 00:37
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        Yeah in tourist areas it's hard to avoid people who are selling this sort of thing. Your Australian phone charger is actually a transformer, so you don't have to worry about the volts, it will be rated 120-240v and will only put out the correct volts for your phone. A lot of hotels have universal outlets or USB on the wall anyway.

        • Jared17 on 19/03/2017 - 20:59

          Thanks. Good to know about the voltage

  • vtecdohc on 19/03/2017 - 01:29
    +1

    If your charger is the 2 prong one then it works fine in this socket which are commonly found in hotels.

    • Peck on 19/03/2017 - 11:39
      +1

      Absolutely correct. I am a frequent traveller to Thailand, cities and towns, and they always have a 3 hole socket or a 2 hole socket, and a 2 pronged plug will fit into both. The only problem that I have ever come across is that some 'budget cost' places have 2 hole socket power points and you might have a 3 pronged plug on some electrical things. Happened with my travel jug, and I just snapped off the 'earth' prong, as I wasn't going to get an earth from a 2 hole socket anyway. Power supply is 220 v I think, but not a problem with iphone or Surface Pro tablet. In the tourist areas it is easy to find a conveter plug too, from street sellers, and from supermarkets (Villa Mart, Big C,) Not sure about 7/11.

      • Jared17 on 19/03/2017 - 21:04

        Cheers for info

        • Peck on 19/03/2017 - 21:25

          What towns are you going to?

        • Jared17 on 20/03/2017 - 00:53

          @Peck: we are planning on bangkok and hua hin

        • Peck on 20/03/2017 - 09:51

          @Jared17: Hua Hin is a great little spot, although a little quiet. If transferring by minivan, strap yourself in, as the drivers have a habit of speeding and falling asleep. Note that the Minivans have relocated their Bangkok terminal (moved from Victory Monument)
          https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g297922-i9453-k9961…

        • Jared17 on 20/03/2017 - 10:01

          @Peck: thanks for that update

    • Jared17 on 19/03/2017 - 21:01

      Unfortunately my huawei mobile is the one with 3 prongs. And the two bottom ones are slanted at an angle.

      • retiredfeline on 20/03/2017 - 09:54

        Standard Aussie plug then?

        • Jared17 on 20/03/2017 - 09:58

          Yep

        • retiredfeline on 20/03/2017 - 10:06

          @Jared17: Just the way you talk about slanted pins like they were new to you.

  • shapers on 19/03/2017 - 01:43
    +1

    As said, heaps of hotels already have the universal outlets, if not they're like 20c over there anyway

    • Jared17 on 19/03/2017 - 21:00

      Wow that is crazy cheap. Guess I will just wait until I'm there to buy one

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