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Kissy331
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Flat iron & travelling to Italy
We just received our travel documents & it specifically says not to bring your flat iron or curling iron. It says even with a converter, it's likely to fry.
So those of you who have travelled, did ou bring it with you & did it work.
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Posted 9/7/12 8:28 AM  |
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klingklang77
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Re: Flat iron & travelling to Italy
I've never brought one, but if you used a converter, it probably would fry depending on the voltage of your iron.
Take a look at the tag. Does it say AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz somewhere? If it does, then you can use an ADAPTER with it no problem. You won't need to use a CONVERTER because there would be nothing to convert.
If it just says 120 V, then you could try your luck with a converter, but I wouldn't bother. You might end up ruining your iron. I'm overseas at the moment, and I know a few people who ruined their Kitchenaid mixers with a converter because the voltage is only 120. It ruined the motor. Of course, you aren't going to bring a mixer with you on vacation, but you get the idea ;).
If you plan to bring any other things that need to be charged, check for the voltage. Usually laptops and phones are fine, but I'd double check with anything else.
Message edited 9/7/2012 9:22:11 PM.
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| Posted 9/7/12 9:21 PM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Flat iron & travelling to Italy
Posted by klingklang77
I've never brought one, but if you used a converter, it probably would fry depending on the voltage of your iron.
Take a look at the tag. Does it say AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz somewhere? If it does, then you can use an ADAPTER with it no problem. You won't need to use a CONVERTER because there would be nothing to convert.
If it just says 120 V, then you could try your luck with a converter, but I wouldn't bother. You might end up ruining your iron. I'm overseas at the moment, and I know a few people who ruined their Kitchenaid mixers with a converter because the voltage is only 120. It ruined the motor. Of course, you aren't going to bring a mixer with you on vacation, but you get the idea ;).
If you plan to bring any other things that need to be charged, check for the voltage. Usually laptops and phones are fine, but I'd double check with anything else.
Thnk you, looks like it would fry, no range on the voltage
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| Posted 9/8/12 6:28 AM |
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beachgirl
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Re: Flat iron & travelling to Italy
I have a flat iron that has a range of voltage so I can use it in europe ONLY if I have the voltage converter - I forgot the converter on my recent trip so it wouldn't work - I bought a cheap one there and while it wasn't great it was better than a head of frizz.
Have a great trip!
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| Posted 9/8/12 9:31 AM |
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Shorty
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Re: Flat iron & travelling to Italy
my sister's practically went on fire in italy. i brought one with a voltage range on my HM 2 years later and it was perfectly fine - it was a european iron so i was hoping it would work, and it did!
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| Posted 9/8/12 11:01 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Flat iron & travelling to Italy
Posted by Shorty
my sister's practically went on fire in italy. i brought one with a voltage range on my HM 2 years later and it was perfectly fine - it was a european iron so i was hoping it would work, and it did!
Great I just Found one on amazon for $20 with dual voltage...
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| Posted 9/8/12 6:00 PM |
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