England vs USA electric? can a hair dryer i baught i n england
can a hair dryer i baught i n england work surrounded by the usa?
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According to the my ref chart, the UK is on 230VAC 50 Hz. The US is on 120VAC 60 Hz. For a hair dryer the frequency wont imply a lot but you are going to involve a transformer for 120VAC to 230VAC. For light duty these can usually be found package in the form of a wall adapter.
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England is probably 220 volt 50 cycle and the us is 110 volt 60 cycle. I'd toss it. They don't cost that much. just catch an outlet adapter.
You'd want to buy a special plug for it.
probably not unless you get a power converter.
Or its some super expensive fancy coat dryer with a switch on the wager on that says that it can be switched from 110 to 240 volts.
one and only a few consumer items usually have this switch... such as PC's