Electronics in Norway
David Koblas
to bring my collection of CD's and tapes along with me. Now I
wasn't planning on bringing all of my stereo equipment along with
me.
So, where would be the best place to purcase a portable stereo
system? Should I get it here in the US?? What about the power
difrences, it there a spot in the Copenhagen airport duty free
shopping mall that has stereo equipment?
Thanks,
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Yngvar Foelling
(David Koblas) writes:
|> I'm going to be moving to Norway in the near future and would like
|> to bring my collection of CD's and tapes along with me. Now I
|> wasn't planning on bringing all of my stereo equipment along with
|> me.
|>
|> So, where would be the best place to purcase a portable stereo
|> system? Should I get it here in the US?? What about the power
|> difrences, it there a spot in the Copenhagen airport duty free
|> shopping mall that has stereo equipment?
The normal voltage in Norway is 220V 50Hz AC. Unless your equipment
can handle that, you can forget about bringing it from the States.
Also, unless I'm much mistaken, the plugs are shaped differently.
The -- uh -- "pins" (what's the term?) are round. As far as I
understand, in the US they are flat, and smaller. Of course, plugs
can even be bought in your neighborhood grocery store.
Buying electrical equipment in Denmark should pose no problems.
Yngvar Foelling (yng...@imr.no)
Institute of Marine Research
Bergen
Norway
ft...@acad3.alaska.edu
Brynjulf Owren
>In article <leemog...@spim.mti.sgi.com>, kob...@mti.sgi.com
>(David Koblas) writes:
>|> I'm going to be moving to Norway in the near future and would like
>|> to bring my collection of CD's and tapes along with me. Now I
>|> wasn't planning on bringing all of my stereo equipment along with
>|> me.
>|>
>|> So, where would be the best place to purcase a portable stereo
>|> system? Should I get it here in the US?? What about the power
>|> difrences, it there a spot in the Copenhagen airport duty free
>|> shopping mall that has stereo equipment?
>
>The normal voltage in Norway is 220V 50Hz AC. Unless your equipment
>can handle that, you can forget about bringing it from the States.
>Also, unless I'm much mistaken, the plugs are shaped differently.
>The -- uh -- "pins" (what's the term?) are round. As far as I
>understand, in the US they are flat, and smaller. Of course, plugs
>can even be bought in your neighborhood grocery store.
A voltage transformer can be bought in the US for about 10 bucks. You
should check the effects of 50 vs 60 Hz though. I have no experience
with prices on stereo equipment in Norway as compared to the US, but
if you want to have a cordless phone you should take it with you
(check if the model is approved by the Norwegian phone corp.
(Televerket)). I was a bit surprised to find that such phones were
more than 6 times as expensive in Norway as in Canada.
>
>Buying electrical equipment in Denmark should pose no problems.
>
>Yngvar Foelling (yng...@imr.no)
>Institute of Marine Research
>Bergen
>Norway
Bryn
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Brynjulf.
Steinar Bang
> ...but if you want to have a cordless phone you should take it with
> you
No you should *not*!
> (check if the model is approved by the Norwegian phone corp.
> (Televerket)).
The European reserved frequencies for cordless phones are in a
completely different band from (at least) the ones used in the US.
> I was a bit surprised to find that such phones were more than 6
> times as expensive in Norway as in Canada.
Dunno why. Won't do you much good if your cheap cordless phone is
confiscated by the Radio Frequency Control.
- Steinar
GeirAge Leirvik
|> So, where would be the best place to purcase a portable stereo
|> system? Should I get it here in the US?? What about the power
|> difrences,
If you buy a portable stereo in the US, just be sure that it is switchable 110-220VAC. Then you will have no problems none what so ever. If you stick to quality brands also sold in Norway like for example: Philips, JVC, Sony, Nakamichi,Luxman, Hitachi, Technics (or Panasonic), Denon, Sanyo (is this quality (?)) and stuff like that... you should not have problems using them on norwegian AC-outlets. If you plan to bring a TV, you should make sure it has the PAL system aswell as the US system (Never The Same
Color, NTSC).
If you need price examples of specific models, mail me!!
Geir Aage Leirvik
SYH, Oslo
Rolf Blom
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>
> The European reserved frequencies for cordless phones are in a
> completely different band from (at least) the ones used in the US.
>
I guess it's like in sweden, those frequencies used by US cordless phones, are in use
by police/firebrigade/airport communication systems, and you could be fined for
importing illegal phones. Also I think there is some security added to the radio
transmission to avoid easy eavesdropping, and this would add to the price.
/Rolf
Jan Nygard
>
> A voltage transformer can be bought in the US for about 10 bucks. You
> should check the effects of 50 vs 60 Hz though. I have no experience
> with prices on stereo equipment in Norway as compared to the US, but
> if you want to have a cordless phone you should take it with you
> (check if the model is approved by the Norwegian phone corp.
> (Televerket)). I was a bit surprised to find that such phones were
> more than 6 times as expensive in Norway as in Canada.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Brynjulf.
I haven't seen any replies to this, so I'll try:
The "cheap" voltage transformers usually have a little warning about
only being feasible for electircal gadgets such as hair dryers,
travel irons, etc. For electronics you are better off with a more
expensive and better shielded transformer. Those transformers are
heavier than the cheap ones, but they cause less interference with your
radio or TV than the cheap ones tend to do. In the worst case ( as with a
stereo or a computer ) you may blow some circuitry when using the cheap
converters. The good converters cheaper in the US than in Norway; I paid
about $35 for a 500W, 3 years back, and I haven't had a problem with my stereo
or my old Mac since.
The cordless phones deserve a separate paragraph. The local authorities
determine the legal frequencies that the public may use. Cordless phones
have one frequency range set aside. The frequency ranges may differ
from country to country, which means that a cordless phone bought in
the USA and used in Norway, may interfere frequencies
set aside for totally different purposes in Norway. Without knowing the
specific frequency ranges in either country, the situation is potentially
dangerous; for instatnce if the range the phone uses is set aside for
aviation or emergencies. Name brands that are accepted by the Norwegian
phone system, are only useable if they are produced for the Norwegian
market. So even if Sonys are accepted ( I don't know if they are but I'll use
Sony as an example ), a Sony produced for the US market is unuseable in
Norway.
Jan Tore Nygard
Hallvard Paulsen
|> The "cheap" voltage transformers usually have a little warning about
|> only being feasible for electircal gadgets such as hair dryers,
|> travel irons, etc.
Acctually, both hairdryers and traveling irons might need
more power than the cheap transformers can supply.
Hallvard (the horrible) Paulsen
Roger Haaheim
Norway. No problem yet, after 3 years...