i am going to ship my furniture including my electronics( refrigerator, recorder, laptop, dishwasher, drier, etc) i want to now if the voltage in USA is 240v as in Dubai or 110v and i case of difference i want your advice i`ll ship them or not
Kaed59, The usual problems of shipping GCC electonic and electrical equipment to the USA (NOT applicable to Saudi Arabia) is that the main power supply in USA is 110VAC as compared to the UAE - which is predominantly 220VAC (so you will be needing lots of transformer or a big transformer with a bigger wattage rating. But the biggest problem is actually the frequency (Hz). The US utilize a 60Hz frequency as opposed to the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait's 50Hz frequency (KSA use 60Hz). Hence, you will find in SOME of the electrical appliances and equipment as rated 90-230VAC 50-60Hz. These are universal appliances which can be used both in European (50Hz) and American (60Hz) power supply. Unless specified by the manufacturer to operate on either 50 or 60 Hz, appliances may not operate efficiently or even safely if used on other than the intended supply frequency. I would suggest you check before shipping them and dispose locally before you shipp to US. Good luck and have a safe journey !!!
I don't know for voltage, but there is no reason to throw away some of your electronic goods. When I moved to Abu Dhabi, I used a convertor for some of my electronics so I wouldn't have to buy new ones. And sometimes, the voltage is like 110-240 or something, so it will work in both places My guess is that USA has a different voltage from UAE, because Canada's voltage is different from UAE (I at least know that for a fact):)
You shouldn't ship them, better to sell them and buy new ones, in the US they use 110, not like Dubai and some appliances like the fridge will not function well since its manufactured for Dubai were its hot and humid, as for your lap top no harm taking it, you can get an adapter for it.
