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US plug? UPDATE, ITS ARRIVED
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Probably.
I very much doubt that your device draws more than an electric razor.
But don't blame me if you blow yourself and your house up. :eek:
I'm just an amateur.
Looks like the device is cordless and it's the actual charging pod that plugs in. You might need to find an area in the bathroom away from water but close to the socket to store the charging pod and device while charging!If my post hasn't helped you, then don't click the 'Thanks' button!
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I recharge my rechargeable electric razor from a shaving socket in the en suite bathroom.Looks like the device is cordless and it's the actual charging pod that plugs in. You might need to find an area in the bathroom away from water but close to the socket to store the charging pod and device while charging!
In summer I rest the razor on the radiator just below.
When the radiator is hot the cable is long enough to reach the floor.
I store the charger in a bedroom drawer as I only use it about once a month.0 -
Looks like the device is cordless and it's the actual charging pod that plugs in. You might need to find an area in the bathroom away from water but close to the socket to store the charging pod and device while charging!
Yes it is cordless.
But I have a fitted bathroom, I will charge it beside the toothbrush.0 -
MrsE, check the rating of the charger when it arrives.
The BS (BS 4573) standard for UK dual voltage shaver sockets is 200 mA.
I would be surprised if your device required more than that but you should be certain for absolute safety.0 -
In all the years that I worked as an electrician I never noticed that. You live and learn. I suppose it would only be of interest if the problem in the op post had occurred when I was on a job. I assume the angled slots on the 230 volt side would be for Australian plugs.
Have a look at the above image. Although the socket takes the standard 2-pin shaver plug, it will also accomodate a US-style plug as there are 2 flat cut outs on the 115V side. Does your socket have the same?I can afford anything that I want.
Just so long as I don't want much.0 -
MrsE, check the rating of the charger when it arrives.
The BS (BS 4573) standard for UK dual voltage shaver sockets is 200 mA.
I would be surprised if your device required more than that but you should be certain for absolute safety.
The rating plate on the back of the charging pod says 2W. At 120V, this equates to approximately 17mA (2 divided by 120). Well within 200mA.In all the years that I worked as an electrician I never noticed that. You live and learn. I suppose it would only be of interest if the problem in the op post had occurred when I was on a job. I assume the angled slots on the 230 volt side would be for Australian plugs.
Most travel and shaver socket adapters also have the two cut-out slots for American and Japanese-style plugs.
The angled slots on the 230V side are indeed to accommodate Australian plugs. They also have 230V mains - the same as us!If my post hasn't helped you, then don't click the 'Thanks' button!0 -
Surely they just put the plug in upside down.In all the years that I worked as an electrician I never noticed that. You live and learn. I suppose it would only be of interest if the problem in the op post had occurred when I was on a job. I assume the angled slots on the 230 volt side would be for Australian plugs. 0 -
Have a look at the above image. Although the socket takes the standard 2-pin shaver plug, it will also accomodate a US-style plug as there are 2 flat cut outs on the 115V side. Does your socket have the same?
Houston we have a problem.
The plug is a flat us style one, but one end is a little wider than the other & it doesn't fit into the socket.
The narrower side would go, but not the wider prong.
It is a 115 socket, is changing the end for a toothbrush plug the answer? Is that even possible? Im competent enough to extend an ordinary flex, with just 2 or 3 strands inside, do you think this is like that?
Its not like telephone wire inside is it!!!!!!!0 -
The prongs are different sizes so that you do not plug it in the wrong way round. The wider one is neutral and the narrower one live. Have you tried inserting the plug both ways?
If it still does not fit, then you will either need to replace the plug or buy an adaptor like this:
If my post hasn't helped you, then don't click the 'Thanks' button!0 -
The prongs are different sizes so that you do not plug it in the wrong way round. The wider one is neutral and the narrower one live. Have you tried inserting the plug both ways?
If it still does not fit, then you will either need to replace the plug or buy an adaptor like this:
Yes tried both ways, I not blonde you know:rotfl:
Ive got an old toothbrush plug. Im scared to cut the wire on the clarisonic:eek:
Do I dare:o
Where would I get your adaptor?
The plug is not like the plug on the left, one end is wider (curved slightly).0
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