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Originally Posted by MMM
Has anyone bought a voltage converter for a Japanese appliance to be used in the US? Until now I have never had a problem (PS1, PS2, PSP, etc) but I have discovered appliances that use heat (i.e. a hair dryer) can be messed up with the JPN-100v and US-120v difference.
I am looking to buy a voltage converter (inverter?) for a bread maker bought in Japan. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Technically simple voltage converters won't work for electronics devices but should work for dumb devices like hair dryers.
If you want to guarantee something to work from Japan to the US, you would need a step down transformer. How expensive they are will totally depend on the wattage. I got a Mitsubishi Rice Cooker that is hooked up to a $200US transformer. The only reason why it's expensive is because the transformer is rate up to 1500Ws. Most of the cheapie stuff for electronics are sub 100W and your bread maker would probably fry those transformers pretty quickly.
1. Check the wattage of your bread maker.
2. Get a step down transformer of the appropriate wattage.