Bought this to use US appliances in the Netherlands, but apparently power in NL is 230V -- any idea if it'll work? Should use 220 or 240?
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Verbs, I'm moving to NL in 2 weeks. Did you purchase this, and if so how's it working/what setting did you go with?
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From what I understand, this unit will work for you 230 volt appliances. The unit has multiple input settings to step up the power.
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220-240 is a range of voltages this unit should convert to 110V.........230V SHOULD be fine...........please regard the caps on "should".
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I am using it in German and at the 220V setting, I get 115V out, at 240 I get 106V out so I use 220V. Seems to be working so far.
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The transformation ratio is 220/110 = 2 or 240/120 = 2. If your voltage is 230 V, then on the low voltage side you will get 230/2 = 115 V. Most appliances have some tolerance to the input voltage e.g. +- 5%. I would check first the label of the appliance, and if 115 V is within that range, it is safe to use this transformer.
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I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and discovered the same thing. I just use 240V and have had no problems.
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The adapter worked beautifully for me. The converter is not needed if you look very carefully at the plugs on your appliances. Reading the fine print most new items will convert automatically and all that is needed is the adapter. You will see it will work on either the 110 or 230-240 volt and all that is needed is the adapter. In fat one hotel had the converter/adapter built in and I just plugged it into the wall like at home.
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Hi Teresa, First off, the disclaimer: I am not an electrician. With that aside...yes, it will most definitely work. I am currently using the recommended 220 with 2-50 amp breakers, so you have more than enough power available. Since I wrote my review I have nothing to add other than the unit is still performing flawlessly and satisfactorily. Let me know if you have any other questions. John
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This is a 110V, I am using a 230V to 110V step down transformer to make this work which I bought from a local electical supplier. Althought our line frequency here is 50Hz, I don't see any issue with my current setup.
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I would suggest using a separate converter adapter 240 to 120. I did not see these listed for any country but the United States.
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It was a gift that I sent so I can't test it. However I am pretty sure it's not going to work on 220v. I am fairly certain as most all small kitchen appliances in US it uses 110v.
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its a basic 110 volt outlet here in N.America...you might need a converter if you only have 220.
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I think European appliances are on 220 volts and if you want to get it converted to 110V then select input as 220V.
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This is the model sold in the United States and only comes with the us 110 power plug adapter. When you say 240 I assume you mean 220v? If so, no I don't believe this model would take 220. It would most likely damage the model. If you are in Europe I would suggest a simple 220 to 110 adapter if you must have this model. Best of luck hope that helps
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Hi Teresa,First off, the disclaimer: I am not an electrician. With that aside...yes, it will most definitely work. I am currently using the recommended 220 with 2-50 amp breakers, so you have more than enough power available. Since I wrote my review I have nothing to add other than the unit is still performing flawlessly and satisfactorily. Let me know if you have any other questions.John
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all 110 appliances will work in Europe. They are on 220, just purchase a "transformer", very common in Europe.
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Not at this time. I have queried Philips about this. It seems that USA 120VAC requires too much current for regular outlet and 220VAC would allow normal use in typical European kitchen.
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if you know what your doing, I would say yes, 240 volts (aka 220, aka 230) is same, just diff plug/socket configurationn
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Mine is 110. But you could purchase a transformer/converter. We used them in Germany for 110 appliances in the 70's
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it is for that voltage in ireland/scotland, but it will not work with 110 volt appliances from the USA. You either need to buy a converter that will change the voltage (I think they are pretty expensive) or you need to buy appliances that are dual voltage. I went to dublin in January, and I was able to get a dual voltage hair dryer from Walmart for like $20. My cell phone charger was fine, but just make sure it says both voltages or else it can melt your appliances!
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The power adapter that comes with this is rated 120V only, so it won't work in Europe for 230V, even if you adapt the North American pins to the European socket. You'll really need an adaptor, such as the item "Seven Star 200 Watt 220/240V to 110/120V AC - Step Down Travel Converter" found on
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Though not an expert, it is my opinion that it would not, without a converter. I lived in Germany many years ago, and we used what was called a "converter" to run our US made appliances. The difference is this machine uses 110Volts 60 Cycles and the European standard (then) was 240Volts 50 Cycles. Plus the plug will not fit.