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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Electrical appliances from the US
So I brought our IPOD speaker thing from the US. I plugged it in without a converter (just an adapter) because I wasn't sure I need one. Below is what the appliance says.
AC: 120V 60Hz 16W
So now that I already plugged in in here am I screwed? I just have to throw it away or can I fix it or keep it for when we move back to the US?
Thanks!
Re: Electrical appliances from the US
What happened when you plugged it in? Did it make a zappy sound and blow the fuses? Have you tried it since then with a converter?
No, nothing happened. The time display worked for a minute or two and then didn't. I did try it with a converter since then, but no luck.
My converter is larger than I technically need for the IPOD speaker thing, does that matter?
No, that shouldn't matter, unless it's one of those weird travel converters that has a minimum wattage (something like 50-200W). Most converters simply state the maximum wattage they can handle, and you can plug in any (or multiple) devices up to that limit. For example, we used to use a 200-W converter to power our DVD player, GameCube, XBox, etc (they were all plugged into a US power strip that was plugged into the converter). We could run just one device (around 50 watts) or multiple.
Since it stopped working after you plugged it in, and now it won't work with the converter, it sounds like something inside is damaged. It could be a fuse or some component overheated and melted.
Yep, sounds like you killed it. Been there, done that. I'm usually really good about using converters, but once in a while I forgot. If it's not working anymore, usually it's more expensive to repair than to buy a new one.
Sucks!
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