How to convert US electrical product to AU?

[Narla]

 

Evening all. I have purchased a mini craft iron which has a plug that is unsuitable to use in Australia. I believe it is a

Type A plug, which is a North American two-prong, ungrounded plug.

From what I have read I think it needs an adapter and also a step down converter due to the difference in voltage. I’m unsure exactly what I need and hoping someone may be familiar with best solution? Thanks so much

[R4addZ]

hI @AlanM52 @Narla 

 I didn't recommend this item for the stated reason in it's description...

5. Please run this converter 10-15mins before get your appliance connected. Heated or light appliance are not suggested to use this item.

The Iron is a heated appliance and so not recommended for use with the mini iron and any product that needs you to run it for 10 to 15 mins before connecting a device to it is a bit sus IMHO

[MikeTNZ]

Seriously, I would not use anything like that.

These sorts of adapters are very rarely electrically compliant down in this part of the world,even if they say they are.

When you consider that you can get a decent 240V soldering iron from a lot of places, I fail to see why you would need a 120V one.

This is so much extra "work" to make something work that you don't need to have happen.

Furthermore, a lot of them adapters don't have any primary side over-current protection, if there is an internal fault on the transformer or switch-mode side of the supply.

Depending on a fuse or circuit-breaker (fuses are worse) in your switchboard, is just asking for trouble. 

Cheers,
Mike T. 

[R4addZ]

Hi @MikeTNZ 

I don't know what happened here but a lot of posts have gone missing from this thread. I believe the OP returned the product and purchased a 240v UK version that I located.

[EricL]

Hello @R4addZ 

No need to worry, the rest of the discussion is on the first page. If you look all the way down this page, you'll see an arrow with the word previous. If you click on that with your mouse, you'll see the original first part of the discussion.

Eric

[Jeaniek]

Wonderful, Thank You All so very much, this makes a Stressful situation Work ..😀🙋‍♀️👌