Why would I do such a thing?? Without a little help from their friends, electric appliances originating in America won't work in the United Kingdom for a couple of reasons: 1) UK electrical outlets are differently shaped & sized. British plugs are considerably larger, similar to what you'd find on a washer/dryer in the States, & they've all got three prongs. 2) Voltage runs hot here. The sockets in America are putting out 110-120v, while their English counterparts are doing 220-240v. Those of you who've burned up the motor on your hair clippers by trying to use them in Oxford, that's why.
Optimus Prime, eat your heart out.
Though adapter plugs can be used for some things, like laptops & ipods that're engineered to handle a range of voltages around the world, most American appliances require a middle man. Transformer to the rescue..! A hefty hero, weighing in at around 25 lbs (weight is a sign of reliability), the 1500w transformer is a purpose-built behemoth, clearly not designed to feature among the Kitchenaid stand-mixer & matching Le Creuset. Though it's not the prettiest gadget in my trenchcoat, I am relieved to finally have one. Now, anytime I want to operate my American coffee grinder, all I've gotta do is hoist this boat anchor onto the countertop & go to town!
Meh, and if you ever find it doesn't work, you can always do as Boris would, and hit the beans with it. Looks like it would have the desired effect ;-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many got your movie quote title? Was the stand mixer Fi's?
ReplyDelete@TJ: or a potato masher?
ReplyDelete@A&A: No, I bought the stand-mixer a few years back in NYC.
that thing is huge - but now there is no stopping you - bake away enjoy!
ReplyDeleteDoes your transformer double up as a gym or do you have to step up and down on it to get your mixder to work? I would like to see that and does the cake mix go everywhere?
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a transformer one time when we had one of the early Apple computers. That was in about 1927. We were so cool. I don't remember stepping up and down on it but I do remember a lot of cross words as it kept breaking down and always in the middle of some crucial piece of work or game.
Actually yours looks terrifying. Are you sure that it is a transformer and not some item to do with warfare like a detonator? I am sure I saw one of those in a film one time.....blowing up bridges.....