ran A 120V US Rice cooker on a 240 V Irish socket , is it done for ?

barrymanilow

Hi ,

I bought a pricey rice cooker from the US .

I wanted it as it had a stainless steel inner pot.

It has stopped working very soon after getting and I am after having the awful realization that it is not dual voltage but 120V and not for use with Irish 240V sockets .

So I was pushing 4 times the power it's suppose to take into it I have possibly burned it out .

Is there any chance of a repair or is it for the recycling centre ?

coylemj

You may have just blown a fuse, the initial surge would have been twice the current (amps) that the device is expecting. I'm not sure if US appliance plugs have a fuse like they do here so there could be a fuse internal to the device which took the hit, check the owner's manual. If there's no fuse then it's probably fried and effectively a write-off.

eurokev

Probably blew the power supply.
More than likely a write off

barrymanilow

sugarman wrote: »

This.

What's the make and model number of the unit?

Hi Sugarman


https://www.amazon.com/Aroma-Simply-Stainless-Uncooked-Cooked/dp/B007TNXYYA

Aroma Simply Stainless Arc 753 SG

barrymanilow

sugarman wrote: »

Doesn't really look economical to repair, it probably is just an internal fuse but for time/effort/cost to do so would outweigh the cost of a new cooker, that and at the end of the day it's still a 120v cooker that'll need a step down transformer to operate at additional costs.

So it's not just a case of opening it and replacing the fuse with something readily available in a hardware store? I take it this is an expensive fuse , thanks for inputs

TheChizler

barrymanilow wrote: »

So it's not just a case of opening it and replacing the fuse with something readily available in a hardware store? I take it this is an expensive fuse , thanks for inputs

If you replace the fuse with one with the same rating it will just blow again next time you plug it in (if it's the fuse that's gone). If you rate the replacement for 4 times the current you're creating a fire hazard. To get it to work here without a transformer, at a minimum you'll have to open it up and swap the heating element for one that has the same power output at 230 V (assuming a very simple circuit rated for the higher voltage and bimetallicstrip-based thermostat). Totally uneconomical if you're paying someone to do it. If it was me I might do it myself for the satisfaction but not a good idea if you don't know what you're doing.

tedpan

barrymanilow wrote:

I bought a pricey rice cooker from the US .

Wasn't it $28?

barrymanilow

I paid 60 euro in total with postage and a small excise duty

Are 120v to 240v convertors expensive ?

If I could replace the fuse inside and then source a convertor on the cheap ? Maybe

barrymanilow

Thanks sugerman , lesson learned

tedpan

barrymanilow wrote: »

Thanks sugerman , lesson learned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti5AkLup1mI