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240v Boot warmers in France
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Not sure this is correct forum, sorry if wrong.
Bought a pair of Husqvarna boot warmers and have just noticed the spec: 240v,50Hz, 8w (4w +4w) the plug is 2 pin. Are these safe to use in France and what is likely to happen if I plug them in, in France.
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Much the same as would happen to any EC approved item (or it wouldn't be allowed in the UK) - as long as you put the right plug on the end of it.
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Yes, should work fine. If you use them in France, they are likely to warm your boots wink
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Everything sold in the whole of EU (etc.) should be capable of operating between 220-250 V AC. Should be fine.
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Thanks for that I thought the voltage in France was 110
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enigma wrote:
Thanks for that I thought the voltage in France was 110


No, only backwards colonial outposts and Canada do that

At least Canada know the Metric system and are sensible enough to used a split 240v system so you COULD get 240v in some places.
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feef, you can get 240v for larger appliances in the US as well, if that's where you're referring to.
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More info than you want here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country

French mains is nominally 230V.

UK mains is now nominally 230V and has been for some years - all part of European harmonisation.

Check which sort of 2-pin plug you have. It's likely to be okay but not all of Europe is the same:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets

I believe that US domestic mains is normally split too to allow for hard-wired 240V appliances.
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^^nominally Wink

230+/-10% in fact, with that tolerance chosen so that 220V and 240V both lie within the range.

They didn't turn any big knob in the 1990's when they "harmonised" the voltage, cos there's no big knob to turn, even if the news media gave the impression that lights would be very fractionally dimmer or brighter depending where you live and kettles would take 12s longer to boil.

We shoved a meter in the socket, and sure enough out popped 240V in Bristol Wink And I'd bet if I do the same here I'll see 220V.

Maybe as substations get installed, or replaced, they're specced with 230V center voltage, but nothing actually changed with the harmonisation.
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