For my fellow North Americans, I got a two pack of these on Amazon before traveling to Germany.
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Kyle Davisreplied to Scott Williams π§ last edited by
@vwbusguy iirc, the razor outlets are 110 at 50hz, not 60 hz.
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@jim It was unfortunately not true for the electric razor I took to Ireland in 2003. It worked very well for 20 seconds and then let out the magic smoke.
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Scott Williams π§replied to Kyle Davis last edited by [email protected]
@linux_mclinuxface To be precise, it is 115V. I was just sticking to the colloquial 110/220. I'm not sure the ramifications of this for an electric shaver otherwise.
The biggest thing I know for the Hz is the difference between PAL and NTSC.
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Kyle Davisreplied to Scott Williams π§ last edited by
@vwbusguy yeah, 5v wonβt change anything but the frequency will.
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Scott Williams π§replied to Kyle Davis last edited by
@linux_mclinuxface Fair enough. My current electric razer is a Wahl with a DC brick and an internal battery, so it's luckily not so much an issue for me.
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Scott Williams π§replied to Scott Williams π§ last edited by
@linux_mclinuxface Side note: My Wahl was well worth the extra money. It's held up way better and longer than the cheaper electric shavers I was using before.
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Kyle Davisreplied to Scott Williams π§ last edited by
@vwbusguy yeah, I have a usb charging beard trimmer. Side stepping the whole issue!
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@vwbusguy Depending on what you use adapters might not be needed. For example a lot of notebook supplies can switch voltage on their own
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@thaodan Here's what I meant:
Adapter - Let's you plug a north American plug into a European style plug, but at the same voltage.
Converter - Does what an adapter does, but also steps the voltage down to 110V.
My intended point: You can probably get by with the adapter and don't need a converter, which I think is what you're also saying, but implying conversion when you say adapter?
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Scott Williams π§replied to Scott Williams π§ last edited by
@thaodan (The distinction between "adapter" and "converter" for these products took me a second to grok when I was researching before buying, especially since when you search for one, you often see the other in the results.)