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2000W GENPOWER Step down Transformer 240V-110V $76.80 Delivered @ Edisons eBay

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2000W GENPOWER Step down Transformer 240V-110V $76.80 Delivered @ Edisons eBay
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this is us on 14/11/2019 - 16:26 ebay.com.au (251 clicks)
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I was looking for a transformer to connect some appliances that I brought from overseas, and I found this very good deal today using the previous coupon, and the discount offered by Edisons. Very good price for a 2000w transformer.
I've completed the order using the eBay app.
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This robustly manufactured step down transformer from GenPower converts 240 volts AC to 110 volts with a pure AC sine wave output. With dual 50/60 Hz compatibility, it enables you to use appliances designed for the American market in Australia safely. Simply plug its standard Australian plug into the power supply and plug your US-voltage appliance into the transformer's 110-volt socket.

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GTIN 9348948011827
BRAND Genpower
eBay Product ID (ePID) 1952101994

Product Key Features
Voltage Rating 240 V
Model AC 100V-120V
Minimum Operating Frequency (Nominal) 60 Hz
Conversion Function Step-down
Maximum Operating Frequency (Nominal) 60 Hz

Electrical & Electronics Transformer

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  • richy_o on 14/11/2019 - 16:35

    What appliances are yo using OP?

    • this is us on 14/11/2019 - 16:43

      A coffee machine (1495W 50Hz 110V) and a grinder (100W 50Hz 100V). Now I feel that you wanna tell me that the transformer might not be good enough… :/

  • Switchblade88 on 14/11/2019 - 16:41
    +2

    This kind of setup for overseas items should be an absolute last resort. If it's anything running on DC or otherwise has a power supply/AC adapter/PSU then get an alternative adapter if it doesn't already support 110v.

    For anything else running on AC like a motor then this will do the job; but it begs the question as to why not get a local equivalent? I can't think of anything imported that'd be better off running through a transformer instead of buying a different model. Heck, China runs on 240v so anything imported from there would work fine in Aus!

    • Luckymaster on 14/11/2019 - 16:45
      +2

      To answer your question, switchblade88, multiple Japanese electronics are far superior than anything on the Western market.

    • this is us on 14/11/2019 - 16:52

      I moved to Australia 4 years ago, and now after getting the PR I finally brought everything that I have been keeping in a container for this period. It was pointless to go there and select the items I wanted to bring to Australia and the items I wanted to leave behind, so I just brought everything to make the selection here, and the coffee machine is here now… I do have another coffee machine but it's nostalgic to prepare a coffee using my old Gaggia… If that doesn't work, I will probably just throw away… (the coffee and the coffee machine)

      • Manny Calavera on 14/11/2019 - 16:58

        An Italian coffee machine that doesn’t support Italian (240) voltage?

        • this is us on 14/11/2019 - 17:12

          I think you are just being/playing dumb right now… Yes, Italian companies make products directed to other countries (110V) because they don't think they are the centre of the Universe. Also, go to https://www.school-for-champions.com/science/ac_world_volt_f… and observe the countries that use both 110/127V and 220/240V. That happens quite a lot…

          • Maverick-au on 14/11/2019 - 17:22

            @this is us: Why don't you buy the correct power supply for your coffee maker? It might not cost you very much at all especially if you used second hand parts. What country is the machine from originally?

  • kronicmacstigator on 14/11/2019 - 17:05

    My $900 Breville Oral Touch works great on this. Not a drama!

  • Maverick-au on 14/11/2019 - 17:18
    +6

    Be warned that Mytopia and Edisons are other trading name for AGR Machinery. Any good reviews are generally false.

    http://www.productreview.com.au/p/agr-machinery.html
    http://www.productreview.com.au/p/mytopia.html
    http://www.productreview.com.au/p/edisons.html

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Mytopia

    Their website is full of phony reviews or ones left when the product arrived. This is one review that sums it up - http://www.productreview.com.au/p/baumr-ag-bcx720.html

    Review from Whirlpool

    "I'm sorry to say you have bought a pile of junk. Bought one of these off that mob and it was the biggest pile of rubbish, the plastics broke the motor and shafts would not lock into place and the pull stater broke on its second start and they refused to sent me a replacement even after I sent a picture of the broken unit, edisons are well known to sell junk and there support is not much better, good luck."

    "It's worse. Alias 'agrmachinery' and 'mytopiastore'. They are scum and protected by the fleaBay rating system.
    The Search tab on the left will find real experiences… keeping it local.. then there's google."

    Edison's even posted a fake review in the thread…

    https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2503724

    And of course the master AGR machinery thread with hundreds of negative experiences that are all genuine.

    https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1283863
    and then read whirlpool and ozbargain, eg: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/286720

    • this is us on 14/11/2019 - 17:25

      Thats terrible... I didnt do my research before buying so I had no idea. Let's see what happens… At least I paid using Paypal…

      • Maverick-au on 14/11/2019 - 20:57
        +1

        Worst case is you lose $76… Actually worst case is it destroys your appliances…. Actually worst case is it burns down your home..

        Anyway it will probably work ok but may only do this up to half the rated capacity, see how it goes but don't trust it and don't leave it turned on when not in use.

        The price is good which is what they want you to think so you buy without research. It may be ok for what you want just don't expect a lot from it.

      • SSJX on 15/11/2019 - 12:39

        Don't worry, I have one of these and have used it daily for the past 1.5yrs (US/Taiwan appliances).
        It has run perfectly fine - but I've never had to draw near the full 2000W

    • hambuger on 14/11/2019 - 18:43

      Damn. When it seems too good to be true..

  • garage sale on 14/11/2019 - 20:52
    +1

    it’s not a transformer …..it’s a solid state power supply if you read the details ….so probably a switch mode, though it does weigh 11 kg.

    • Associatedfordprefect @ Edisons on 15/11/2019 - 00:08
      -1

      what is the difference ?

      • this is us on 16/11/2019 - 10:16

        Wikipedia:
        A solid-state transformer (SST), power electronic transformer (PET), or electronic power transformer is actually an AC-to-AC converter, a type of electric power converter that replaces a conventional transformer used in AC electric power distribution. It is more complex than a conventional transformer operating at utility frequency, but it can be smaller and more efficient than a conventional transformer because it operates at high frequency. The main types are "true" AC-to-AC converter (with no DC stages) and AC-to-DC-to-DC-to-AC converter (in which an active rectifier supplies power to a DC-to-DC converter, which supplies power to a power inverter). A solid-state transformer usually contains a transformer, inside the AC-to-AC converter or DC-to-DC converter, which provides electrical isolation and carries the full power; this transformer is much smaller because it operates at high frequency. A solid-state transformer can actively regulate voltage and current. Some can convert single-phase power to three-phase power and vice-versa. Variations can input or output DC power to reduce the number of conversions, for greater end-to-end efficiency. As a complex electronic circuit, it must be designed to withstand lightning and other surges. Solid-state transformer is an emerging technology.

        .
        As it transforms 240V into 110V, is that still a transformer by definition?

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