tflnemesis
Member
- Messages
- 650
Bought a Drill Doctor from the US as it was about £30 cheaper than a UK model (even with import duty).
It came with a US plug on it....
All excited i cut off the US plug and fitted a UK plug... double checked my wiring etc, all good...
Plugged it in, switched it on and POP! SWMBO comes charging in asking me what has happened...
Then it dawned on me.... US is 110-120v we are 230-240v what a DUMBASS!!!
Having opened it up i might be lucky and have just burnt out a wire, but i dunno if i it will work as i have let the electrical smoke out of it so it might not have enough left to run...... Gonna pop a yellow 110v plug on it and try it on my transformer... fingers crossed!
It came with a US plug on it....
All excited i cut off the US plug and fitted a UK plug... double checked my wiring etc, all good...
Plugged it in, switched it on and POP! SWMBO comes charging in asking me what has happened...
Then it dawned on me.... US is 110-120v we are 230-240v what a DUMBASS!!!
Having opened it up i might be lucky and have just burnt out a wire, but i dunno if i it will work as i have let the electrical smoke out of it so it might not have enough left to run...... Gonna pop a yellow 110v plug on it and try it on my transformer... fingers crossed!