Universal Voltage support for Panasonic Cordless phones

India is 230 V 50 Hz. You need a 230 to 115 V transformer. Make sure it is

You may need adaptors for their phone sockets. See

You don't say where in the world you are now?!

If you live in one of the majority of the regions of the world where the mains voltage is 220-240V, (Europe, Africa, Australasia, most of Asia etc) the phone will be fine, nothing needs to be done as far as the mains supply is concerned.

If you live in a region which uses 110-120V (North America for example) or somewhere like Japan (two different voltages depending on region) then you'll need a step down transformer to use it on 220-240V.

It's possible the phone can be modified to run on a different voltage, (rewire dual primary transformer if used) but an electronics engineer would need to take a look at it to verify this if it doesn't have a voltage selector switch.

Morse

Sure, step down is fine; but that's a little expensive, like maybe $20-$30; and don't get the Radio Shack one, it's unreliable in my humble experience.

May be cheaper to get another brick, that runs already off 220VAC and has about the same voltage (i.e. +- 30%); doesn't ned to be exact, the phone expects unregulated power; you may have one from other stuff, I have a box of 'em... Make sure the polarity of the plug is the same though.

If you want to get cute, > I am currently in US and want to take it to India and wanna know if it

Yes.

It's probably illegal in India because it operates on the 5,8gHz band. Check before you waste your time and money and get into trouble in customs,

What you really want is a 1.8gHz DECT phone. 2.4 gHz DCT phones sold in the U.S. should be ok, but if you or your neighbors have a wireless network, they may interfere with each other. Make sure it is marked that it won't.

Geoff.

Erm, no you can't. The type of rectifier is irrelevent, if you connect a transformer with a 110V primary to a 220V supply it will be toast in seconds. It probably won't even get a chance to damage the phone before the primary blows open circuit.

The advice concerning the rectifier is also bogus- apart from anything else the smoothing cap would need to be uprated as it would be smoothing half wave rectified DC.

Is this a wind up? It is virtually guaranteed to destroy the transformer! You are perhaps thinking of 50Hz/60Hz mains frequency differences which some transformers will handle OK. This is certainly not true where a 100% increase in mains voltage is concerned- the transformer will melt or go pop, simple as that.

Morse

Yes, get a step down adapter.

However, to avoid breaking Indian telecommunications laws, check it is legal to use there beforehand.

You might be better off selling it or giving it to a friend and buying a new one in India.

Morse

Does a plain old (wired) US pulse/tone phone work anywhere in the world? Do all phone systems use the same on-hook ring voltage/frequency and off-hook voltage?

No. Tone is OK, but other countries use different pulse sequences. You'd need to glue new numbers on for pulse dialing.

Pretty much. I'm unaware of any differences

You will need a 220 Volt to 120 Volt 50 Hz transformer. Before going the trouble and the expense to get a transformer, make sure that the phone is compatible to the phone system in India.

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JANA _____

I recently bought Panasonic KX-TG5776 cordless phone, I want to take this to India where voltage is 220V. Can someone know would it work there, or should I return it. In case I need to buy any additional thing to make it work then pls lemme know that too

Thanks

No. Some countries no longer support pulse dialing, for example, Israel.

Most countries use a two wire system, the UK uses a three wire (seperate ring) system. Ironicly, many of the newer UK instalations are two wire to the home, and then split off into a three wire system where they enter the home.

AFAIK, a two wire tone telephone will make outgoing calls in the UK, with the correct wiring. It is not the same as the U.S. Israel uses the same plug as the UK, but with a two wire system wired like the U.S.

Touch tones are a world standard.

Plugs vary around the world at the wall side. The phone side is the same everywhere. Usually you can buy an adaptor or code locally.

Geoff.