dpinger Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Will be in Thailand for a few weeks. Wondering if it's worth picking up something like this beforehand http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00348HAKS/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1SYSR4XTQG70L or even http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-THAILAND-Extension-Earthed-Certified/dp/B005EGKFDC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418762239&sr=8-1&keywords=adaptor+thailand Or if I can easily find something suitable once I'm on the ground. Some kind of surge protection would be nice. Not carrying a vast amount of gear. Macbook (I have EU and UK plugs for this), and one EU portapow thing that charges four devices simultaneously. Edited December 16, 2014 by dpinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemon Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Both of those would work most of the time though they are cheaply and easily available here. The majority of AC outlets in Thailand can take either US or EU plugs but there are some that only take US. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I always take one with me when I travel. It's especially useful if you're bringing elecronic equipment with UK plug sockets on, this way you will only need one adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted December 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2014 You can get decent surge-arresting adaptors here from Tesco (by Toshino) which accept UK plugs, nominal cost. You need the DD-P1S (or DD-P2S if your room only has 2-pin outlets) from this page http://www.saengkamol.com/store/product/view/Universal_Travel_adapter_with_Surge_protector_DD_PS_Series_Toshino-23190086-en.html You can also get a kit which has all the plug types shown on that page (plus others), handy if you travel a lot (I have one). If your kit has Euro plugs they will fit most outlets anyway (but like thedemon notes some are US only) but any grounds will not be connected. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 APC (made by Schneider) surge-protected power strips are readily available in Thailand, and are high quality with buss-bars inside, and use an American NEMA style 3-pin plug which will earth properly in a Thai 3-pin socket. They will accept EU 2-pin plugs, AU 3-pin, US 2/3-pin and Thai 2/3 pin plugs. They won't accept UK plugs though, and if you plug in Shucko's (without an extra adaptor) they won't get an Earth. Their UPS's offer surge protection along with some backup power, and will accept all the plugs of the strip above, plus 3-pin UK plugs: I have been there, done that with every other brand (including the Toshino's recommended by Crossy - sorry mate!) and I won't touch anything else now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 No problem IMHO, APC kit is well known as the best, the Roll Royce of the power strip and UPS world The Toshino stuff is cheap enough that if you do distort the contacts with a UK plug you can just bin it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Those round pin plugs do not work particularily well in Thailand, as most outlets are cheap cheap cheap and do not grab them properly. The US flat style plugs work much better in the cheap outlets. More to grab onto, I guess. As already stated, many hotels/condos either use US style sockets, or dual style. My condo, for example, has only US style outlets, as do most of the hotels I stay in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Would the live connection on these UK Power strips not be a problem as the live connection on Thai wall plugs is on the opposite side from the UK,so you would not be protected by the fuse in a UK style plug. In short L N are switched in Thailand regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Would the live connection on these UK Power strips not be a problem as the live connection on Thai wall plugs is on the opposite side from the UK,so you would not be protected by the fuse in a UK style plug. In short L N are switched in Thailand regards Worgeordie Good point, WG. I was surprised that Crossy recommended Toshino as the ones I bought had the live and neutral switched, and the on/off switch on each socket merely cut the neutral! So the equipment was always live when the switch was off. Maybe Toshino now make them for UK polarities. I always check them with a meter, now. And check what comes out of the wall socket. I use exclusively Home Pro "Elektra" brand. They have the live and neutral coming out of the correct holes, the switch operates on the live side and the earth goes to the earth pins. Edit: Previous post: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/615984-electric-shocks-from-computer-equipment/?p=6070900 Edited December 17, 2014 by JetsetBkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'll chip in my thoughts. The cheapo power strips you buy at Lotus etc are a piece of crap and IMHO hugely dangerous. They don't grab even US flat pins that well and you can hear them arcing, fire in the making. You can buy decent quality APC power strips that accept US, EU or UK sockets and grab them perfectly for reasonable cost. I think I paid ฿500 for a 6 outlet isolated strip from APC in the mall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpinger Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the replies. Bad Kitty, that first APC power strip looks particularly decent. Ideally wanted to pick something up in the UK so I could arrive and plug in my kit straight away without any concerns, as there probably won't be much time for shopping for the first few days. So perhaps I will grab that Travel Ready adaptor off Amazon, and try to get the APC strip later on. Edited December 17, 2014 by dpinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJohn Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 No need to bring with you as they're readily available here in the big department stores or Tesco or Big C. They have a variety of prices from cheap and cheerful (and dangerous) to good quality with surge protectors. Most have Thai plugs on the lead and multi-adapters fittings on the sockets so no need for any adapter (although I'd certainly bring one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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