Gift purchased In India

aayush
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Hi
My son purchased a gift from India and we tried it there it worked fine but when we plugged in it here in the UK it tripped my fuse box can you advise what is the best thing to do

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  • its_all_over
    its_all_over Posts: 183 Forumite
    aayush wrote: »
    Hi
    My son purchased a gift from India and we tried it there it worked fine but when we plugged in it here in the UK it tripped my fuse box can you advise what is the best thing to do

    You don’t say what the item is, but the sensible thing would probably be to get it checked by a professional, depending on the item there should be a someone who specialises in repairs locally to you.
  • aayush
    aayush Posts: 1,295 Forumite
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    its is an electrical item of the golden temple in Amritsar
  • its_all_over
    its_all_over Posts: 183 Forumite
    aayush wrote: »
    its is an electrical item of the golden temple in Amritsar

    Maybe use yell or even the yellow pages and you should be able to find a local electrician who can check it’s wiring.
  • that
    that Posts: 1,532 Forumite
    I would look at the plug to make sure you rewired it correctly, or does India use uk type plugs?

    Other than that it may need someone with a multi-meter and basic fault finding experience
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,551 Forumite
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    Are you using an adapter with the original Indian plug?

    There are several plug types used in India. Generally round in a triangle arrangement. But there is also one with 3 pins in a straight line.

    You need to remove the plug and fit a correctly fused UK plug.
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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Find a UK electrical shop with a person who knows that continent .
  • Geodark
    Geodark Posts: 1,048 Forumite
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    What voltage do India use? and as said, is it wired for the UK?
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,963 Forumite
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    Geodark wrote: »
    What voltage do India use? and as said, is it wired for the UK?
    The voltage and frequency in India is nominally the same as UK (230V / 50Hz) . The UK actually runs at 240V almost all the time as when we "standardized" with the EU at 230V, it was done by allowing 230V +10% (or -6%) so nothing had to change. Typical Euro-fudge :rotfl:
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