Mancho78
DIY
Hi everybody,
I am writing to ask your expert opinion.
I bought online a disc repairing device (JFJ easy pro) to be used on my music cd collection.
Unfortunately I made a mistake and didn't notice it was a US version (110 v) and it came with a US 3-pin plug as well.
I live in the UK and I notice that the seller is based in the US, if I send back the item it'd cost me almost half of the price of the machine itself. It was clearly specified in the auction that it was a 110v version, so it's my fault, don't know how I managed to miss that.
Anyway, looking online I found some info about step up / step down transformers which can be found for ÂŁ40 - ÂŁ150.
The disc machine itself runs for a minimum of 10 secs and a max of 2 mins at time, with the vast majority of discs needing not more than 20 secs to be repaired (according to the reviews online).
I am just wondering do you think it could work if I buy a transformer to convert it to 220 UK volt? Or will it just blow the device?
Which things I need to consider and which kind of transformer shoud I buy in case it is possible?
And last but not least any brand you can advise in case it's doable?
Many thanks
I am writing to ask your expert opinion.
I bought online a disc repairing device (JFJ easy pro) to be used on my music cd collection.
Unfortunately I made a mistake and didn't notice it was a US version (110 v) and it came with a US 3-pin plug as well.
I live in the UK and I notice that the seller is based in the US, if I send back the item it'd cost me almost half of the price of the machine itself. It was clearly specified in the auction that it was a 110v version, so it's my fault, don't know how I managed to miss that.
Anyway, looking online I found some info about step up / step down transformers which can be found for ÂŁ40 - ÂŁ150.
The disc machine itself runs for a minimum of 10 secs and a max of 2 mins at time, with the vast majority of discs needing not more than 20 secs to be repaired (according to the reviews online).
I am just wondering do you think it could work if I buy a transformer to convert it to 220 UK volt? Or will it just blow the device?
Which things I need to consider and which kind of transformer shoud I buy in case it is possible?
And last but not least any brand you can advise in case it's doable?
Many thanks
