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James Kelly said:Hi,
I've recently moved to London in the UK and brought along my trusty
cooker. It states that it requires 120V @60/1235 watts. After some
research on the net it was apparant that transformers that provide > 1000W
are at least the size of a shoebox and around $70-100. However, I later
came across a transformer sold by jWin which rates upto 1600W and is as
small as an average 100w transformer and costs about $10. You can see it
here - http://tinyurl.com/hra3r I called the shop selling them and they
confirmed the specs.... am I wasting my time? You get what you pay for
right? Any help would be much appreciated.
James
Take my advice- don't take chances with 240V supplies. It is far easier to
get a fatal shock from 220/240V than N American 120V supplies, although
ELCBs are very common now.. Using one of these cheap converters is dicing
with danger, if a short occurs and damages the converter, full 240V mains
voltage will be present in your appliance, and because there's seemingly no
earth on this converter, if there's a short to the oven's case you could be
killed- it's that simple. Even steam/moisture settling inside the oven could
bridge from live to chassis causing a shock hazard.
I can tell you by just looking at the picture that this converter is clearly
not intended for use with apparatus like ovens, and it doesn't appear to be
intended for use with earthed appliances. Either keep this converter for a
CD player or shaver, or send it back! I would even go so far as to say it is
not safe to plug into a UK wall outlet. It will require a UK 3-pin to
'shaver' style converter for starters, which are not intended to be used for
appliances drawing 5 Amps!
Incidentally, there's also the issue of liability should anything happen, is
it worth it?
Dave