Using American Electric Toothbrush in Thailand

[mrducky]

Hi There

I made a mistake of ordering an electric toothbrush from USA and totally forgot about the voltage difference.

The toothbrush charger is 110-130V AC, 50-60 Hz/1,3 W. Any idea why type of converter or adapter I will need to use it here safely?

Thanks so much in advance!

[wym]

If it truly is a charger, then probably cheaper and easier to locate an equivalent running on 240.

Check out the docs or maybe imprinted on the unit it will say the output DC (usually between 9 and 16) and a diagram that shows the inside/outside polarity (positive/negative).

There are multi-output adapters one of which options will most likely work.

Getting an actual voltage converter is another option, but probably more expensive and bulky.

[Crossy]

The smallest of the voltage converters from your local electrical shop will do the trick if it's one of those chargers which the brush sits on to charge and a generic 220V one is not available.

[GinBoy2]

I have a Phillips Ultrasonic which I bought in the US on a trip home. I've never seen them here in Thailand, so I just bought a simple 'plug in the wall' 220-110V converter. They pull miniscule current, something around 250mA as I recall, so you don't need to buy anything fancy