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voltage in America ?

  • 19-01-2011 11:42pm
    #1
    gucciali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭


    Hey Guys , I'm heading over to NYC in Feb :D ,the thing is I really need to bring my hair straightner to look half decent :D so , my question is do they use two pin plugs in New York (like in Spain )? If so I can bring one with me , though someone said the voltage in America is totally different so I'm wondering is there even any point in bringing it at all , anyone know ?
    Thanks :)


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  • #2
    pebbles21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭pebbles21


    Dont bring the one you used in Spain with you it wont fit into the sockets over there

    Get yourself one of these


  • #3
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    Mains in Europe is 230V 50Hz. In America, it is 110V 60Hz. There will be a label on your hair straightener that says what voltages and frequencies it accepts. Check whether 110V 60Hz is OK. If so, all you need is the plug adapter from the post above. If it works with 230V 50Hz only, it will be useless in the US.


  • #4
    gucciali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭gucciali


    Thanks for the replies guys , does anyone know if I can buy one of these adaptors in NY ? :)


  • #5
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    Of course you can buy one in New York. But even simpler, you can get it at the airport. You will be overcharged though, paying something like €10 for a €1 item.


  • #6
    scout353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭scout353


    You can get them in any pound shop, Dunnes, Tesco etc. They are very overpriced in airport.

    US plugs are two pin square!

    I would say your straightener is dual voltage - would be stupid not to be!


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  • #7
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Nearly all electrical items bought here, such as phone charges, laptop charges, etc. - will happily support voltages from 100-220V so there should be no issue charging in the US once you have an adapter.
    The only exception of a major product, that I'm aware of, are Nintendo DS charges which only accept 220V. While you can plug them in, the charge of 110V won't be enough for your DS to charge successfully.

    This is seperate, by the way, to different pins in the plugs - which, as mentioned, you can readily buy adapters for.


  • #8
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    ixoy wrote: »
    Nearly all electrical items bought here, such as phone charges, laptop charges, etc. - will happily support voltages from 100-220V

    This is simply because when constructing a switching power supply, supporting a wide range of voltages cost you nothing extra. Devices that do not have a switching power supply will tend to support only one voltage. For example, my electric toothbrush uses a coil in the base and another one in the toothbrush as a simple transformer. Thus, it supports 230V only. I plugged it into 110V before by accident and, expectedly, it would not charge.


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