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Plugged an 120V iPod dock into an Irish socket: Busted?

southdubliner · 2009-01-11 13:34:33

I picked up a speaker dock for my Ipod in Boston. Guy in the store assured me it would work in Ireland/UK and even sold me an adapter for the plug (2 pin to three pin) shape, so I took his word for it. Just plugged it in and it won't work. The display lit up initially for about 5 second and then died. On closer inspection…

11-01-2009 2:34pm

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southdubliner

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I picked up a speaker dock for my Ipod in Boston. Guy in the store assured me it would work in Ireland/UK and even sold me an adapter for the plug (2 pin to three pin) shape, so I took his word for it.

Just plugged it in and it won't work. The display lit up initially for about 5 second and then died.

On closer inspection I noticed the back has a sticker saying 120V - 60Hz, 16 W.

Have I just fried the inside by plugging it in and wrecked it in the process?

Or is it worth my while buying a Voltage converter? I don't want to waste more money on a converter if it is not going to work.

Thoughts would be appreciated.

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#2 11-01-2009 4:17pm

jaceq

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99,9% that it's dead.

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#3 11-01-2009 4:21pm

Topmail

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Cooked!! should have used a transformer 240V to 120V

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