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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: burgerman on October 16, 2006, 09:21:01
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Howdy all, swmbo is off to new york in a couple of days (hopefully bringing me back a r/c discovery rock crawler [-o< ) Anyhow, she and her girly shopping buddys are unsure of what to do about hair dryers/straighteners and other electrical things that are "essential" for there trip?? I know you can buy a travel adapter for plug types, but what about the voltage difference?? Many thanks for any help as i need to locate n purchase on today if required??
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Some will work ok if they have a 110V Settings but you'll need a step-up transformer. Maplins in North End will have these but make sure you check the power handling capacity, some hairdriers are up in the Kw range!
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If your staying in a hotel or an appartment its worth a call to check if they have them in the rooms as most hotels and apartments do in the states.
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US is 110V 60Hz, so you will need to check the label on the appliance. Most modern electronics (phone chargers etc) will cope, but something like a hairdryer will be switchable, or just won't work.
Andy
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Anything like that unless it's 'travel' you can forget it.
Don't buy anything; if they are ina hotel they will have it anyway; if not tell them to go to Target or somewhere similar and buy it there. It will cost less thana 110v at home and be a lot more powerful.
When are they in? We are in New York on 24 October just opposite the statue & Governers Island.