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Who knows about step down transformers?

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For US made shaving equipment (Andis T outliner & Andis Master) for the UK.

I think a transformer will cover the volts (US:110 to UK:230) but the hz are different (US:60hz UK:50hz)

Will this effect the performance of the trimmers?

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That's actually called a step up transformer :)

For anything that gets converted to DC, I wouldn't worry too much about the frequency, but for anything that relies on AC power, you should get a converter. I wouldn't know if the motors in the shavers are DC or AC.
 

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I thought these are fairly common in Europe, with all the western tourists and all.
 

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AC i believe. are you saying that i need a frequency converter as aswell as the volts transformer?
 

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I bet Optimus Prime does!
 

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Look at the device in question, the small print. Many modern gizmos work on 100-240 volts, 50-60 cycles simply because it's cheaper to make one kind of thing and put 47 different plugs on it for each market instead of 47 different engineering and tasks for each locale.

You might just need a plug adapter to make it fit.
 

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This one doesn't.

Thanks for your ideas.
 

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You likely would just need a step up transformer and a wall socket adapter. With such a small power draw you shouldn't need a frequence inverter but dont quote me on that.

Can you use batteries? I would be surprised if the company didn't offer an english version of the product.
 

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Well, it's quite powerful for a trimmer. 45 watts magnetic motor.

Some people say it will be fine with a transformer, others say it will run much slower because of the hz difference.

I can't use batteries no, they don't offer UK versions.
 
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